The Clippers, for their part, play an average season that doesn’t knock anyone off their feet in Los Angeles. However, that also has to do with the fact that Paul George and Leonard Kawhi are currently injured – two indispensable elements in the game of the Californians.
The lack of these two superstars was only noticeable a few days ago. Because shortly before the New Year, the Clippers and the Nets had a showdown in which the New Yorkers seemed to have an easy time of it (124: 108).
Just a few days later, there are two significant personnel changes in the re-match that clearly play Brooklyn’s cards. One concerns the aforementioned comeback of Kevin Durant, who had to pause at the last duel.
The second change in personnel compared to the last meeting concerns the only constant in the game of the Clippers!
Because Ivica Zubac is actually an indispensable part of the center position of the guests. After 205 appearances in a row Corona forces him but now in quarantine, which entails an enormous change at Lob City.
In addition to the absences of George and Leonard already mentioned, there are also Batum, Boston and the German Hartenstein not at the start. With all of these failures, Los Angeles certainly can’t hold out against the Nets for long.
