Back in training, Kawhi Leonard and Paul George were expected by their fans for the duel against the Kings. But in the end, the two All-Stars were not in uniform during this big defeat…
“They felt good”, Yet assured Tyronn Lue on how Kawhi Leonard and Paul George reacted after training with the team. “They felt good and so hopefully we’ll get them back very soon while they’re with us on the road trip. So it’s positive. »
The Clippers thus begin a four-game road trip to Charlotte, Orlando, Miami and Washington. The first two meetings, against teams in difficulty, seem perfect for a return of the two stars.
65 minutes for the PG/Kawhi duo since the start of the season…
The early schedule for the game against the Kings (1:00 p.m. in Los Angeles) did not play according to Tyronn Lue, who understands the frustration of the fans, but assures that the club must be careful.
“They definitely want to play”explained the tactician. “We just have to be smart about it. We all hate that. Kawhi, who missed 15 months of basketball, do you think he doesn’t want to play? He wants to play. PG wants to play, but it’s not the right time. They’re still in the recovery phase, they’re still progressing and doing the right things, they’re trying to get to the point (where they can resume). »
The exercise is all the more complicated for Tyronn Lue as he also has to deal with the injuries of Norman Powell and Luke Kennard, and the restrictions imposed on John Wall…
“It is certainly not the fact [qu’ils ne veulent pas jouer] »began to annoy the coach. “You’re not going to sit on the bench eight, nine games in a row because you want to rest. This can be the case for a single game with a player who thinks: ‘OK, I don’t feel good today’. But eight or nine games in a row, you don’t sit on the sidelines because you want to rest and deal with it your way… They’re injured, they’re injured and they’re doing everything they can to come back. I hope we can bring them back during this “road trip”. That’s our main concern right now, trying to get these guys back. »
As a reminder, Paul George and Kawhi Leonard have only played four games together since the start of the season, out of the Clippers’ 24. In total, they only walked the floor together for 65 minutes…
| Shots | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | bp | Int | CT | party | Points |
| Paul George | 16 | 34.3 | 45.8 | 37.2 | 85.2 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 23.6 |
| Norman Powell | 22 | 25.3 | 45.9 | 37.9 | 78.0 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 14.8 |
| Marcus Morris | 21 | 30.2 | 45.8 | 37.5 | 74.2 | 0.4 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 14.0 |
| John Wall | 18 | 22.4 | 44.1 | 25.8 | 65.8 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 12.9 |
| Reggie Jackson | 23 | 29.4 | 44.0 | 34.7 | 92.1 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 12.5 |
| Ivica Zubac | 23 | 30.6 | 61.6 | 0.0 | 68.1 | 3.4 | 8.1 | 11.5 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 10.7 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 5 | 22.3 | 42.2 | 13.3 | 76.9 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 10.0 |
| Terance Mann | 23 | 21.3 | 55.7 | 33.3 | 71.9 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 8.0 |
| Luke Kennard | 14 | 21.3 | 51.3 | 47.9 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 7.7 |
| Robert Covington | 14 | 15.2 | 40.4 | 39.5 | 86.7 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 5.3 |
| Nicholas Batum | 23 | 18.9 | 41.2 | 36.5 | 62.5 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 4.5 |
| Moussa Diabate | 4 | 8.7 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 83.3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| Amir Coffey | 20 | 14.0 | 39.3 | 23.5 | 80.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 4.1 |
| Bj Boston, Jr. | 6 | 6.4 | 40.9 | 60.0 | 50.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| Moses Brown | 15 | 5.5 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 48.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| Jason Preston | 3 | 4.2 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
