The ninth consecutive victory added this past morning against the Dallas Mavericks has allowed the Los Angeles Clippers to rise to fourth position in the Western Conference.
After a rather gray first stretch, James Harden has adapted to coach Tyronn Lue’s offensive system and the Clippers are being an absolute steamroller: they are the best attack in the NBA and have the second best Net Rating in this victorious stretch.
Harden’s arrival is offloading a significant dose of responsibility to the team’s other two stars, Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. «That’s the good thing about having James [Harden]» shared Coach Lue. «For them it means getting easier shots and open three-pointers. Before he had to look for all his shots. “They had to create every opportunity.”
The health of Leonard and George is also playing a role in the Clippers’ rise in the standings. Both have already disputed more ‘back-to-backs’four, this season than in the previous four campaigns combined, with three.
“That was never the case,” said Paul George about the idea that he and Leonard were absent from games last year simply because they were resting. «We suffered injuries that we tried to minimize. Nobody knows what we go through or what state our bodies are in. But they have painted everything as if we had not played because we did not want to.
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2023-12-21 19:00:00
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