And so it wasn’t to be at the first time of asking for the Los Angeles Clippers. The team who have been writing stories and making comebacks all season long couldn’t ride the wave of Paul George and Norman Powell’s returns far enough to secure the seventh seed. They of course still have another chance at making it into the playoffs, a position few of us would’ve dreamed they’d be in as star after star was hit by injury or illness. Now though they’ll have to fight knowing that it’s win or go home — although that’s a position this squad are more than familiar with being in and succeeding.
The Clippers couldn’t stand in the way of Patrick Beverley’s story
