![]() ![]() Leonard suffered a right knee sprain in the fourth quarter of Game 4 on Monday and was unable to finish the final 4 minutes, 35 seconds of the game.Ĭoach Ty Lue said the Clippers are awaiting results from further tests to see what the timetable is for Leonard's recovery. "I knew I had to be big tonight and got to be big going forward."Īfterward, George was asked if this is what "Playoff P" - the nickname he coined for himself to much criticism before Oklahoma City faced Utah in the 2018 postseason - looks like.īy joining Brooklyn's Kevin Durant as the only players to have at least 35 points, 15 rebounds and five assists in a game this postseason, George has the Clippers just one win away from reaching the franchise's first-ever Western Conference finals for the second straight postseason.Īnd he helped the Clippers do it without Leonard, the team's best player. ![]() ![]() "It was no secret," George said of what he had to do without Leonard. The Clippers took a 3-2 series lead and can clinch on Friday at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Playing in front of a hostile crowd that has taunted his every move, George delivered a superstar performance with 37 points, a playoff career-high 16 rebounds and five assists in leading the Clippers to a 119-111 win over the Utah Jazz in a pivotal Game 5 before 18,007 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City. With Kawhi Leonard out indefinitely with a sprained knee, Paul George channeled his old mindset of being the franchise leader in Indiana and produced arguably his finest game and moment as a member of the LA Clippers on Wednesday night. LA Clippers' Paul George delivers in Game 5 win with Kawhi Leonard sidelined You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser ![]()
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