Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Clippers star in a spectacular duel in the NBA playoff finals, in this case of the Western Conference. The Clippers they have Paul George, but have lost their best player through injury, Kawhi Leonard, who has suffered a major injury to the cruciate ligament and will be out for the remainder of the season and probably 2021. Both teams aspire to lift the first ring in the history of the respective franchises, as the season Clippers lost in the semifinals of the Western Conference against Denver nugget
s by 4-3, while the Suns they did not reach the Playoffs.
Now the Clippers face Phoenix suns
, the second best record of the regular phase of the NBA, with 50 victories and 22 defeats. Those of Phoenix, who have the field factor in their favor, start as light favorites against some Clippers who have suffered greatly against the Dallas Mavericks by Luka Doncic, against those who had to raise a 0-2 and a 2-3 against to win 4-3 in the seventh game. Furthermore, against Utah Jazz They were 0-2 against, but won 4-2, with even more merit in the sixth game, where they were 22 points down at halftime.
In the regular phase they have shown Los Angeles Clippers as the fourth best team in the Western Conference with a record of 47 wins by 25 losses, so they will have to face these Western Conference Finals with the handicap of having the field factor against. Before the Suns, both teams will arrive depleted, the Clippers without Kawhi leonard and the Suns without Chris Paul, what has given positive for coronavirus and we will have to wait for two consecutive negatives.
With a very short preseason, due to the delay of the Orlando bubble last season, the vast majority of teams have suffered many injuries and quite a few players have gone through it. coronavirus, situation to which both teams arrive. In the Eastern Conference, Brookyln Nets and Milwaukee Bucks, like Philadelphia 76ers and Atlanta Hawks, they will play it in the seventh and final game, just like he did Clippers against the Mavericks.
The Clippers They can show the mental and physical exhaustion of the demanding first round suffered against the Dallas mavericks, as well as having to go back up in the Western Conference semifinal against Utah. Yes, it arrives Paul george in his prime, with his best playoff performances
By Phoenix Suns, By André Ayton and Devin Booker are his two great references. They beat some depleted in the first round Los angeles lakers, who lost Anthony Davies in the series 4-2, while they had no mercy against Denver Nuggets in the semifinals, which they crushed by a resounding 4-0.
Schedules of the games between Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Clippers
Match 1, Sunday, June 20, at 9:30 p.m. (Movistar Sports, 53)
Match 2, early morning from Tuesday 22 to Wednesday 23 June, at 3:00 am
Match 3, early morning from Thursday 24 to Friday 25 June, at 3:00 am
Match 4, with schedule to be confirmed
Match 5, if necessary
Where to watch the Phoenix Suns-Los Angeles Clippers series games?
The games of the series can be seen through the dials Movistar Sports (53) Y LET’S GO (8), from the platform Movistar Plus. You can follow all the information about the series and the playoffs of the N
BA by Sports World website.