In a most dramatic finish of its nature, the Los Angeles Clippers came back hard to grab their 50th success of the season day against a resilient Cleveland Cavaliers team. Under the galvanizing effect of Paul George’s theatrics, the Clippers went on the longest fourth-quarter run (11-0) in league history. He turned the deficit of 26 points earlier in the game into a victory, which is the third-largest comeback in franchise history.
George was at his best, raining out 23 of the 39 points that he scored in a highly spectacular fourth-quarter display. While James Harden contributed through his 22 points. They made numerous amazing plays in their celebrated effort and this resulted in a close 120-118 win over the Cavaliers.
Los Angeles Clippers Stage Dramatic Comeback to Secure Landmark Win
The turning point arrived in the final moments of the game as Mann and Amir Coffey drained the crucial three-pointers to place the Clippers in the driving seat, the team’s first lead since the start of the game. Although the Cavaliers’ were solid at the end of the game, including an alley-oop from Jarrett Allen to tie the score, underneath the basket, George made the winning shot for the Clippers for a narrow victory with just 7 seconds to finish the game.
Even though his teammate, Kawhi Leonard, who has been out of the game for the fourth consecutive game due to knee inflammation wasn’t there to give them a hand. The Clippers didn’t lose their cool and still came out on top of it. It should be mentioned that this victory became a landmark event in the history of the Clippers. They reached the result of 50 wins after the success of the 2016-17 season.
The Clippers, though struggled as a team in the first half of the game. They have defeated the outcome of losing with a magnificent comeback. Although, high impact from Darius Garland, Max Strus, and Evan Mobley (they scored more than 20 points). That wasn’t enough for the victory of Cavaliers, since the Clippers were able to outshine them in the late period.
Tyronn Lue the coach could not say if Leonard would play or not against the Suns. But he tried to keep the team’s spirit up adding “I don’t have a level of concern.”
Playoff Aspirations and Road Warriors: Clippers Look to Finish Strong
The season will come to an end as the Cavaliers will host Memphis in their final home game. While the Clippers face the Phoenix on the road with the goal of improving their 25-15 away winning record.
The amazing comeback win signals both the Clippers broke through the rough time as well as the continuous of the regular season when they are looking for playoff success.
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