This Tuesday, Paul George replayed basketball following three months of absence due to a sore elbow. First observation, we do not have the same returns from injury. For the Jazz reception, Paulo immediately put on the costume of franchise player, without even allowing a wetting of the neck. Debrief.
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“Paul, are you sure you missed three months?” ». Placed at the head of the racket, smiling from ear to ear, Paul George seemed to be expecting the interviewer’s question. The Clippers just beat the Jazz with a 39-21 in the last quarter. It had been since December 23 in Sacramento that the seven-time All-Star had not played once more. Aware that this success is partly his – since author of 34 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals and 1 block at 50% in shooting including 6/9 at 3-points – Paulo still takes the time to dedicate all the staff who helped him come back. He begins to sweat. The drops are too big to be just sweat. The cascade indeed comes from the bottles of Amir Coffey, Terance Mann and a stranger from the bottom of the bench. The usual watering to celebrate the hero of the meeting. A scene that we were far, far from imagining at the start of the third quarter, when at 8:07, Rudy Gobert deposited a lay-up in alley-oop, thus bringing the Jazz lead to +25 . But as often this season, soul pegged to the body, the Clippers refused to bend the knee. With this success scratched at the end of the night, Tyronn Lue’s side become the first team in 25 years to make four comebacks of at least 24 points in a single season. As much as we are not in favor of excessive stats, this one reveals a Dantesque character. We remember this historic reaction in Washington on January 26th. Two months following undoing that 35-point backlog, the Clippers did it once more in miniature format.
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— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) March 30, 2022
The return of Paul George is a huge relief for the Clippers (37-39) who, thanks to this victory, put an end to a series of five consecutive defeats. Unless Wolves (43-33) lose all of their upcoming fixtures – a fantasy scenario – Nico Batum and his pals can no longer top 7th place in the Western Conference. The Pelicans (32-43) are far from representing a real danger. Can we say that the Clippers will end this 2021-22 season in 8th place? Probably, in which case two or three problems should be resolved in order to approach the play-in calmly. First, in the current layout, the Clippers would face Wolves in the first round of the play-in. The Wolves of? Karl-Anthony Towns Wolves. The Clippers of ? Ivica Zubac’s Clippers. We are not saying that the Bosnian is a bad defender, simply that he is too pleasant to refuse access to the circle to a person who politely asks for it. The return of Paul George may be a great way to start this Wednesday, he did not hide the shortcomings of Ivica Zubac in his direct opposition to Rudy Gobert. The Céfran dominated its counterpart without forcing talent, as evidenced by the short sequence slipped below. To be countered in this way? Ivica very badly.
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— Basket USA (@basketusa) March 30, 2022
Hallelujah, Paul George has returned. Focus now on the last six regular season meetings in order to, as Paul George mentioned in a post-match interview, “become a Playoffs team as soon as possible. »
