LA’s three-point struggles could be solved soon
After playing a team-high 40 minutes in Wednesday’s loss to the Houston Rockets, chances are Kawhi Leonard does not play against the New Orleans Pelicans Thursday night — paving the way for Paul George to make his LA Clippers debut.
It’ll take some time for George to get back into basketball shape. He’ll have a lot of rust to shake off before we can expect him to go out and drop 25+ points on any given night. But until then, he should be good for some three-point support and stout defense, which could turn begin to fix LA’s lackluster shooting from range.
George is as good as shooters come. He’s become better from deep with nearly every season he’s spent in the NBA, making it look especially easy last year after shooting nearly 39 percent on 9.8 three-point attempts per game.
Obviously, George will make his presence felt elsewhere. But his scoring ability could be an immediate fix for an offense that has regressed since it scored 122 points against the Phoenix Suns on October 26.
Paul George will almost certainly make his LA Clippers debut Thursday night against the New Orleans Pelicans. Chances are he’ll be on a minutes restriction, but we should still get to see a good sample of what he’ll bring to this team.