Rowan Kavner
LOS ANGELES – Head coach Doc Rivers said before Monday’s matchup against the Rockets he didn’t think DeAndre Jordan could get out of the hospital with pneumonia and play 40 minutes in his first game back.
Instead, Jordan played 41.
Rivers said he was going to use the eye test to see how his center looked after a two-game absence, and Jordan fought through any after-effects of the illness in a game the Clippers needed him beyond the normal 48 minutes.
“He did a little bit of running this morning, but not enough for me to see anything,” Rivers said.