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Clippers Are a Sleeping Giant in the West

With Paul George back, and Kawhi Leonard on the mend, L.A.'s other team could be the NBA's most frightening opponent in the playoffs.

I can’t quit the Clippers. Last year, I picked them to win the title. One day after the Bucks actually did, I went on a podcast and picked the Clippers to win this year’s title. (In October, I wrote a column about how their ceiling was higher than every other team in the Western Conference, which, against common sense, is something I still believe.)

Today, even though they’ve struggled through an injury-riddled season, they’re still the proverbial team nobody wants to play.