Kawhi Leonard scores 13 of his team-high 27 points in a team-best 45-point third quarter for a 136-125 victory over shorthanded Portland on Saturday afternoon
The scenarios are complex and many, and almost impossible to predict before the end of the Clippers’ regular season. Lose this one, and depending on other teams’ outcomes, they could finish in sixth or maybe fifth. Win that one and they could be in fifth, sixth or even seventh by the time buzzer sounds on the season.
As Paul George watched from the bench, Kawhi Leonard fought off double teams to score 13 of his team-high 27 points in the third half, giving coach Tyronn Lue the confidence to sit him, and the most of the starting unit, for the fourth quarter, potentially saving their energy for Sunday’s finale at Phoenix.
But not far enough to be overly comfortable. Blazers rookie Shaedon Sharpe and Keon Knox II continued to find open lanes in the second half, pulling to within 128-116 with three minutes to play.
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