The painful loss of Kawhi Leonard extends another day for the Los Angeles Clippers who must find a way to survive in Phoenix against the Suns who can sentence tonight their pass to the NBA Finals 2021.
Kawhi to miss his seventh straight playoff game in the fifth game of the tie, the Arizonans lead 3-1. The star’s knee injury, a sprain according to the Clippers, is leaving the squad very touched Angelina, unable to beat without her main reference to some Suns who have also recovered Chris Paul.
In addition to missing the match, according to the latest information it is very likely that Leonard will not even travel with the team to Phoenix, where The Clippers can say goodbye to their historic season since they had never gotten this far in a playoffs.
With 24.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game, the gap left by Kawhi has been filled by a Most Active Paul George but not always decisive and Terance Mann and Reggie Jackson, who have traded great performances to eliminate the Utah Jazz in the qualifying round but now run into the Suns’ wall.
Tyronn Lue, Despite all the setbacks, he explained that “It is very feasible” be able to win the tie, recalling their four consecutive victories against the Jazz in the previous round. The coach has done it twice in the playoffs, also with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2016 NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors.
The precedents in a Conference Finals are scarce: 95% (251-13) of teams that have achieved 3-1 have won the tie.