Paul George says LA Will Pick up Where it Left Off
LA Clippers star Paul George says the NBA hiatus was frustrating, but ultimately believes it'll pay off for his team.
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00:00The NBA suspension couldn't have come at a worse time for the LA Clippers.
00:04In the few weeks after the trade deadline, the team looked as good as it had all season
00:07long and the players know that too.
00:09LA rattled off big wins against teams like the Nuggets, 76ers, Rockets, and Thunder,
00:14sometimes by as many as 29 points from that stretch.
00:16Clippers star Paul George admits that it was frustrating to stop during that stretch of
00:20play, but ultimately he believes this break has made the team better, saying, quote,
00:24We played ourselves into that chemistry, into that zone we were in.
00:28It was really the team coming together right then.
00:29We added Reggie Jackson, we added Marcus Morris, we were starting to mold and shape and learn
00:33each other.
00:34It was tough to take this little break.
00:35But I think ultimately it's going to pay off.
00:37We were one of the teams that could have benefited off a healing process and come in together
00:41healthy.
00:42This has bricked wonders for this group and we're going to pick up where we left off
00:44that.
00:45Now that'll be easier for the Denver Clippers to do as they were playing their best basketball
00:49of the season back in March, but it is certainly possible.
00:52One big thing that could improve takes this break is the team's chemistry and continuity.
00:56The Denver Clippers have not only played a handful of games this season with a fully
00:58healthy roster, most of which came after the All-Star break, and the de facto training
01:03camp this team is involved in right now should only help players become more familiar with
01:06each other.
01:07The break also did a lot for Paul George on a personal level.
01:10Multiple shoulder surgeries last summer forced him to miss the first 11 games of the season,
01:14and up until about a month ago he was still in the rehab process.
01:17Now that George has fully recovered, Clippers fans expect him to more closely resemble the
01:20player he was for OKC in 2019 when he finished third in MVP voting and averaged a career
01:26high of 28 points per game.
01:27The Clippers will play their first game in over four months next week when they scrimmage
01:31their land of magic on July 22nd.
01:33LA will play two more scrimmage games on July 25th and 27th before taking on the Los Angeles
01:38Lakers to begin the restarted season on July 30th.