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“Playoff P joins Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant”: Paul George achieves rare postseason feat as the Clippers beat the Suns to force a Game 6

Raahib Singh
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"Playoff P joins Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant": Paul George achieves rare postseason feat as the Clippers beat the Suns to force a Game 6

Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George scores a career playoff-high and joins elite company as the Clippers force a Game 6

The Los Angeles Clippers live to fight another day. After being down 3-1, many assumed that Game 5 in Arizona would be their last for this season. However, Paul George and co. had different plans. The Clippers came were determined from the get-go, and sealed the 116-102 win.

Paul George was magnificent tonight. After a slow 11 point first half, George came out roaring in the second half. PG scored 30 points in the second half alone, and finished the game with 41 points, 13 rebounds, and 6 assists. It was a historical performance by George to keep the Clippers alive in the race for the Finals.

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Reggie Jackson and Marcus Morris Sr. contributed 23 and 22 points respectively as well. DeMarcus Cousins scored a quick 15 points in 11 minutes to give the Clippers a much-needed boost.

Paul George joins an elite company, achieves a rare postseason feat

Paul George was having a rather very consistent post-season till Kawhi Leonard got injured. PG was scoring 20 or more in each contest, and his numbers have just gone up since the Klaw has been sidelined.

With tonight’s game, George now has scored 20 or more in all 18 games this postseason. He joins Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Kevin Durant as the only other players to have achieved this feat.

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Hopefully, with these performances, PG would be able to successfully drown out all the noise from the previous postseason. As for now, his main focus would be to go back home and defend the home court in Game 6. The Clippers would look to force a Game 7, while the Suns would like to wrap things up and get some rest before the Finals. Game 6 takes place on Wednesday.

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Raahib Singh

Raahib Singh

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Raahib Singh is an NBA Journalist and Content Strategist at The SportsRush. A Computer Science Engineer by qualification, Raahib's passion for sports drew him towards TSR. He started playing basketball at 14 and has been following the NBA since 2013. His entry into the basketball world perfectly coincided with Stephen Curry putting the league on notice. Having followed the league for a long time, he decided to use his knowledge to become a sportswriter with The SportsRush in 2020. Raahib loves to put up some shots in his spare time, watch Cricket, Formula 1, and/or read a nice thriller.

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