The Clippers hang on for a Game 1 victory over Dallas on Sunday, but their title aspirations would be lifted if Kawhi Leonard returns to the court.
The Clippers survived. They survived the absence of their best player. They survived a late-game onslaught by the visitors. They won their postseason opener Sunday, taking down the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series, but they didn’t make a statement or prove a point in a 109-97 victory at Crypto.com Arena. They survived.
” George also pointed to the group of Norman Powell, Terance Mann and Amir Coffey. “We’ve been together for a while and we’ve been through these journeys for a while now as well,” George said. “We still got enough to win games. Obviously, we want Kawhi back when he’s ready. But I still think we have enough to continue to push forward and win games when we need to.” George, who scored 22 points, was one of the primary reasons the Clippers won Sunday.
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