No. 1 discouraging sign from how the LA Clippers played without Paul George: Below-par three-point shooting
The LA Clippers came into this season with the hopes of being the best three-point shooting team in basketball again. Without Paul George in this game, the hope was that the team would have enough depth in their shooters that they could manage.
Unfortunately, they could not manage. The Clippers shot just 29% from three on Wednesday night. Multiple starters went 0 for.
Marcus Morris Sr. was lost against the Kings, shooting three shots behind the arc and nailing not even one. Reggie Jackson threw up four three-point attempts and didn’t make a single one either.
Serge Ibaka only hit one of four, and so did Jay Scrubb. If PG was in the mix, he would have taken attention away from our role players and their shooting numbers would have been better.
That’s the great thing about George. Even in a year like this, where he’s not shooting his best from beyond the arc (33.2%), he still draws lots of attention onto himself which leaves the strong shooters on this team open.
PG’s got the tangibles, he’s got the intangibles, and we can contend for the West with him as our No. 1. Without him, however, we sure looked lost.