LA Clippers on Roll, Finally Healthy
The LA Clippers are fully healthy and on a roll.
Having played less than 14 games of the season, the team is on a winning streak again.
With their latest win last night, the Clippers are 38-30, creeping on the Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors for the top-six seed in the playoffs.
PHOTO: Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Imagn Images
On Sunday, the Clippers won 123-88 over the Charlotte Hornets, thanks to James Harden’s double-double night. Harden had 31 points and 10 rebounds, while Kawhi Leonard had 23 points. Derrick Jones Jr also contributed, scoring 12 points in the game.
The Clippers have won six of their last seven games, including wins against the Hornets, Hawks, Heat, Kings, Knicks, and Pistons.
The Clippers currently sit half-game out of the 7th seed and a game and a half from the sixth seed.
For the first time this season this month, Head Coach Ty Lue finally has his team healthy. This is good news for the Clippers, especially regarding the injuries of Kawhi Leonard, who missed the majority of the season, and Norman Powell in the last couple of weeks. With the team now on a roll, the team has to continue the trend they’ve been on and not go back on the losing end.
The race for the sixth seed is getting tight, though both Golden State and Minnesota Timberwolves have been getting hot lately. The Golden State Warriors are on a seven-game winning streak, and the Minnesota Timberwolves have won eight in a row.
With the playoffs soon approaching, the Clippers want to finish on a high note.
Ty Lue will also lead the Clippers to their 14th consecutive winning season, which would tie them for the fourth-longest streak of winning seasons in NBA history.
PHOTO: Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Imagn Images
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