With Kawhi Leonard back in superstar form, it’s time to start taking the Clippers seriously as a contender
Getty Images Whenever you begin a sentence with "if Kawhi Leonard can stay healthy," you're playing a dangerous game. But ... if Kawhi Leonard can stay healthy, the Los Angeles Clippers are going be a serious problem in the playoffs. In fact, it wouldn't be unreasonable to peg the Clippers, who beat the Magic 96-87 on Monday for their 11th win in their last 14 games, as perhaps the second-best team in the Western Conference. That sounds like a stretch for a team that, if the postseason were to start today, would have to play its way into a first-round series from the No. 8 seed. But with seven games to play, the Clippers (43-32) are just one back in the loss column from the No. 5 Grizzlies and No. 6 Warriors, and they own the tiebreaker over both. Which is to say, […]
