Despite the return of Kawhi Leonard, the Clippers fall in Cleveland

Good news for Clippers, Kawhi Leonard returned for this trip to Cleveland. The first minutes, while not very good, are also for Los Angeles. But that’s the problem James Hardenwhich comes out of a Game with 55 pointsis uninspired and the Cavaliers impose an accelerated tempo, which the Clippers hate, and the Californians are then overpowered (27-24).

Fortunately, Kawhi Leonard is good in his encounter. He had a good second quarter, which allowed his team to stay in the match at the break (59-52). Back from the dressing room belongs to Kenny Atkinson’s men, who go 10-0. The Clippers’ answer has one name: Ivica Zubac. Pivot dominates near the circle and has all the balls. So much so that Los Angeles goes back to one point with 11-0.

Donovan Mitchell is responsible for breaking the momentum of Tyronn Lue’s troops, who missed the end of the third quarter (92-79). It won’t get any better in the fourth, as the guard throws Evan Mobley in the alley several times and Cleveland can logically win 120-105.

WHAT TO REMEMBER

– Boost and it’s done for Cleveland. This is the turning point of the game. After 35 minutes of play, the Clippers returned to one point (77-76). Maybe there is something to be done. But Donovan Mitchell quickly extinguished the hopes, with two consecutive baskets, and the Clippers, who came back with only points from Zubac, quickly gave up.

– The return of Kawhi Leonard. After missing ten matches due to a right ankle injury, the winger was finally able to play again. He probably scared everyone by leaving the floor after only three minutes. Before he came back and finally had a good game, with 20 points on 6/13 shooting and 3 steals. Logically, he lacks rhythm, but the two-time MVP of the Finals did not miss his meeting, unlike James Harden for example, and that’s it.

– Ivica Zubac, the only “reaction” of the Clippers. The troubling thing about this Los Angeles team is that they don’t seem to react when things go wrong. In Ohio, she showed no sense of revolt. It only took a pivot in the third quarter for them to come back. He had a huge game (33 points and 18 rebounds), which rewards his many efforts, but the team never seemed to feed off of it. It was dead quiet and when the Cavaliers decided to accelerate, there was no answer.

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