After being defeated in Game 1, the Denver Nuggets set the tone of Game 2 and the Los Angeles Clippers struggled to keep up. The Clippers dropped Game 2 against the Nuggets 101-110.
Los Angeles Clippers closed the series in a 111-97 victory over the Dallas Mavericks and, Kawhi Leonard led the way with seven assists and 14 rebounds.
The Los Angeles Clippers were up by one point with three seconds left in overtime when young Dallas Mavericks forward Luka Doncic took an inbounds pass. He scrambled to find his footing and launched the ball from beyond the arc to help Dallas tie their Playoff series with a 135-133 victory.
Kawhi Leonard, Arguably one of the best players in basketball, led the Clippers to a 130-122 Game 3 victory of the tough Mavericks team, and they now lead the series 2-1.
The Dallas Mavericks evened the series at one apiece after defeating the Los Angeles Clippers 124-117 on Wednesday. “Just give Dallas credit, they played hard tonight,” said Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard, who finished with a game-high of 35 points and 10 rebounds. “They’re the reason why we didn’t come back.” The Mavericks jumped out in game two to the same lopsided start they had fallen victim to in the first game of the series against the No. 2 seeded Clippers.
The Los Angeles Clippers officially clinched the second seed in the Western Conference Playoffs after defeating the third-seeded Denver Nuggets 124-111 on Wednesday night in the Orlando bubble.
With seconds left in the game, guard Rodney McGruder takes a pass from guard Terrance Mann and rapidly launched the ball from behind the arc. This basket sealed the fate of the Portland Trailblazers as they fell 117-122 to the Los Angeles Clippers.
Playoffs are around the corner, and George expects excellent things from Zubac. With all the playoff experience on the Clippers, George says Zubac will be able to learn abruptly. He states, “I expect good things from him. I think again, a good thing about it, he’s got so much playoff experience around him our job is to make the process easy for him. Again, everyone is going to make mistakes. I’m still learning the game. It’s going to come naturally. But I think he’s ready for the experience.”
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The Los Angeles Clippers overcame an 11-point deficit in the third quarter to have a chance late in the closing minutes but it was Devin Booker who stole the show and game for the Phoenix Suns.
With LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Kyle Kuzma and Dwight Howard all held out of the Lakers’ third and final scrimmage against the Washington Wizards on Monday afternoon, Lakers’ head coach, Frank Vogel opted to give rotation players, newly added team members and the Lakers’ spirited young core extended minutes.
The NBA announced today the restart rosters for the 22 teams participating in the resumption of the 2019-20 season at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.
As the Los Angeles Clippers settle into the NBA Bubble, they reflect on their lives in quarantine for the past three months. While the team is prepping for the restart, their minds are focused on factors outside of basketball as well.
Many of the black players in the NBA have dealt with racism their whole lives, says Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard. Now they are using their platforms to fight social justice issues, give back to the community, and educate the people. Racism is nothing new to the 2019 NBA Finals MVP.
Before the threat of COVID-19 stopped the 2019-2020 NBA season, the Los Angeles Clippers were ranked second in the Western Conference. They are ready to battle for an NBA title as they travel this week to Florida for the season restart set to tip-off on July 30.