Imagine this: a 24-year-old exploding for 39 points to clinch a 51-year-old team’s first ticket to the Western Conference Finals. Even better, this team played without its best player and was down by as many as 25 points. Electric.
Well, this is the story of the Los Angeles Clippers and the ‘Mann’ behind the 39 points: Terance Mann.
Drafted as the 48th pick in the 2019 NBA draft, Mann wasn’t expected to be an integral part of the team. Naturally, the team’s needs gravitated towards the Clippers’ one-two punch of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, so Mann was limited to just under 9 minutes per game.