Trailing for the first time all night and staring at elimination in the series, the Los Angeles Clippers knew exactly what to do.
Get out of Paul George’s way.
And because they did, they’ll get an opportunity to do it again.
George scored a postseason-career-best 41 points, Reggie Jackson ignited a late spurt and the Clippers survived by holding off the host Phoenix Suns 116-102 in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals on Monday night.
The win in a potential season-ending game was the third of the postseason for the Clippers, who now return home down 3-2 for Game 6 in the best-of-seven series on Wednesday.
“We thrive in this moment,” insisted George, whose team was d…
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