When the buzzer sounded on Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals last season, the Clippers were just starting to piece together a game plan without their best player, Kawhi Leonard. Over the course of the beginning of this season, however, coach Ty Lue and the Clippers have begun building their identity as a team that might maintain the level of excellence and competitiveness throughout a full season even without Leonard.
As the Clippers host the Suns, tonight, in a Western Conference Finals rematch, they likely will once again be without their best player all season, this time that being Paul George, who is currently listed as doubtful on the injury report.