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Morning after Christmas last year, Clippers were 17-15 and 5th in West … but lost Paul George to a torn ligament in right elbow.
Morning after Christmas this year, Clippers are 19-15 and 5th in West … and have a mostly healthy roster for the final week of 2022. – 3:14 PM
De’Anthony Melton was instrumental defensively in order to rally and win on Friday. He received praise for his defense of him on Paul George. #Sixers sixerswire.usatoday.com/2022/12/24/six… Street @SixersWire – 1:01 PM
Paul George has talked about this before this season, and brought it up again that he feels the next step in Clippers’ “evolution” is putting teams away. Tonight’s lost lead followed Wed., when Charlotte got back in the game, too, despite what was once a huge Clips lead. pic.twitter.com/EyBLGdujbi – 11:08 PM
Joel Embiid outscored Kawhi Leonard and Paul George combined 21-20 in the second half
James Harden had more assists (11) than Clippers had as a team (9) in second half – 10:04 PM
Now Doc is challenging a shooting foul that would have sent Paul George to the line. – 9:19 PM
Clippers lead 63-51 in Philadelphia. Largest lead was 20.
Another double-digit number of 3s made for Clippers in a half: that’s 3 straight. 10/19 3s for Clippers, led by Paul George’s 3/7. George and Leonard have a combined 30.
Joel Embiid has 23 points on 10/15 FGs. – 8:05 PM
Clippers 33, Sixers 24 after one quarter. Clippers shooting 61.9%, 5-9 from 3.
Paul George 4-8 shooting for 12 points, Kawhi has 8 points on 4-5 shooting. – 7:34 PM
Clips-Sixers starters:
Kawhi Leonard
Marcus Morris Sr.
Ivica Zubac
Paul George
Reggie Jackson
Tobias Harris
PJ Tucker
Joel Embiid
De’Anthony Melton
James Harden – 6:32 PM
76ers are starting the usual: James Harden, DeAnthony Melton, Tobias Harris, PJ Tucker, Joel Embiid
Clippers are starting the usual: Reggie Jackson, Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, Marcus Morris Sr., Ivica Zubac – 6:31 PM
More on this storyline
Law Murray: John Wall is inactive tonight. That usually means Terance Mann shifts to backup point guard. We’ll see what that means for the rest of the rotation. Clippers went all bench at times Wednesday and kept Paul George and Kawhi Leonard together at all times. -Street Twitter @LawMurrayTheNU / December 23, 2022
Marcus Morris: So with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George out, then my midrange shot becomes my dominant shot. I try to get to that. And if they’re playing, I try to space the floor and shoot a ton of 3s. So it’s just natural. I’ve always played the midrange down in college. I’ve always been a midrange player. And I just so happen to find a team that allows me to play my game. -Street The Athletic / December 23, 2022
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