A lot of positives, a lot of love for him and his family." ![]() But you know, at the end of the day, we don't want nothing but the best for Kawhi. "Oh, man, it was a blow," George said of his reaction when he found out. Leonard informed his teammates late Tuesday that he would be out for Wednesday's game, sources told ESPN's Brian Windhorst and Ramona Shelburne. Leonard originally flew to Salt Lake City with the team before returning to Los Angeles. 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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