The Bulls kick off a five-game home stand tonight against a string of play-in and playoff teams. First up is the Los Angeles Clippers, with one of their two superstar forwards back in action.
Paul George returned to the Clippers fold for the first time since tearing a UCL in his right elbow on December 22nd. He chipped in a game-high 34 points on 10-of-20 shooting from the floor as the Clippers staged a 25-point comeback to ice a 121-115 victory over the playoff-bound Utah Jazz.
Without George for much of the season (he’s missed 47 games) or Kawhi Leonard for all of it, the Clippers, guided by coach Ty Lue, have held steady as a lower Western Conference playoff seed.