Paul George makes a comeback for the Clippers just in time before the Playoffs, giving Western teams a huge scare in his first game back missing 48-straight games.
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Paul George’s return was due for a long time. The Clippers forward was the subject of internet trolling for months because of his speculated injury reports every week since he went out in December after an elbow injury.
the Past week, he practiced in 5v5 drills and ended the week at 100% for the first time in three months. His status was questionable for Tuesday’s game when the Clippers hosted the Utah Jazz at Crypto.com Arena.
The man did take the court to make the last game of the night, the best. After missing 48-straight games, it should have been a game that will have under his belt just to get things going. But it turned out to be the game where he’ll bring up his “Playoffs P” into action.
One of the best two-way players in the league showed why he’s among the league’s top talent on his day by putting up unbelievable numbers while playing just 30 minutes in his first game back.
Paul George puts up a show in his first game back and NBA Twitter couldn’t be happier
There was no first game rust for PG13 as he put up 34 points, 6 assists, 5 steals, and a block while shooting 50% from the field and 66.6% from downtown.
According to the head coach Ty Lue, George had all the reasons to stay out this season, but he stayed focused on making a comeback. And what a way he found to do that.
NBA Twitter went bonkers and welcomed the 7-time All-Star back to the game as he led Clippers’ fourth 24-point comeback this season.
The Clipper Nation is ready to take on the mighty Suns now.
If Kawhi Leonard and Norman Powell indeed make a comeback, it’s going to be real “scary times” for the teams in the West.
