It’s strange when teams that seemingly have it all going for them are having issues bubbling underneath the surface. Of course, Boston Celtics fans are used to a team that had things boil right in front of the world. Kyrie Irving isn’t exactly the best at sleight of hand off the court, despite being a virtuoso with it on it.
But here we are.
The Los Angeles Clippers are the fifth best team in the NBA. They have won almost 70% of their games so far, and have missed both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George during stretches of time ranging from a shoulder impingement to the always legitimate “load management”.