Clippers vs. Thunder Preview: A season to remember

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty ImagesDespite them coming off a run into the Western Conference Finals, not much was expected from the Clippers at the start of the season. And rightfully so: they were expected to miss their best player in Kawhi Leonard for most, if not all, of the season.

But that wasn’t quite the story.

With Paul George starting his MVP campaign early in the season, the Clippers were one of the West’s top teams with a comfortable spot as the fourth seed. George continued to lead a tour de force as he did in the Playoffs — he averaged 27.6 points on 50 percent shooting, 3.6 assists, and 7.8 rebounds.

Things took quite a turn, however, when the 213 lost George to an unexpected…