Kawhi Leonard isn't giving up on Paul George
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00:00 Paul George has seriously struggled in the playoffs so far, but superstar teammate Kawhi Leonard isn't even a part of this yet
00:06 Paul George has not looked like himself the playoffs
00:09 He looked fantastic in game one
00:11 He had 27 points in that one and hit a dagger three-pointer in the fourth quarter that won the game of the Clippers essentially
00:16 But he's regressed to something entirely different since then in games two to four
00:20 George's suiting averages the game two to four. He's got 10 of 47 field goals
00:25 425 to 3 he's got 34 points. That's you know about 11 points per game in those three games
00:30 Clippers could have possibly had this series despite the Mavericks in the bag if George shot his normal percentage in this series
00:37 But despite the concerns Kawhi Leonard still believes in his partner saying quote. I just tell him to keep going his time is coming
00:43 George has a certain difficult shots right now for the most part a lot of his books are wide open
00:48 And they just aren't following while he may say it isn't a problem of confidence three straight games of missed easy shots like this
00:55 It looks a lot like confidence issue Kawhi still believes the shots will end up falling saying quote
00:59 He had some easy looks tonight. Everybody did but it's not his fault
01:03 We were up big in the second quarter and I think everybody has a part in winning the basketball game
01:07 Most great players predicted to play about the Redlands and averages when the playoffs arrive at George is definitely, you know included in that mix
01:14 But he right now is not doing that and he's playing far below any of his career averages
01:20 Whatever happens in this series Kawhi Leonard hand-picked Paul George as his running partner on this team
01:26 Clippers fans can only hope at this point the George's play can only go up from here and that Kawhi's faith will be rewarded
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