After scaling back his veterans’ minutes recently, Coach Ty Lue says his team is primed to sprint through the final seven games of the regular season.
LOS ANGELES — So, what did he miss?
Before Tuesday, the seven-time All-Star forward’s last game was Dec. 22, when Crypto.com Arena still was Staples Center. The Clippers ruled out George on Christmas with a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right shooting elbow. “We definitely overachieved and we understand that,” said Clippers coach Tyronn Lue, whose don’t-quit squad managed to stay afloat in the play-in race, and also to pull off three comebacks of 24 points or more without an All-Star in the lineup.That said, Lue was thrilled to be reincorporating one of his most talented players into the mix, even with a minutes limit and tempered first-day-back expectations.
George’s return figures to benefit the Clippers offensively – not only was George averaging a team-best 24.7 points per game when he was sidelined, but he was also attracting a lot of the defensive attention that has since been trained on Jackson, Morris and Luke Kennard.
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