What NBA scouts think will happen in the Clippers-Suns first-round playoff series that begins Sunday in Phoenix.
, but the series will hinge on far more than just their All-Star talents.
“Everything favors Phoenix in the series, just because of these two factors — Phoenix has the home-court advantage and the Clippers don’t have PG [Paul George] to offset Kevin Durant and Devin Booker,” one Eastern Conference scout said. “I mean, you got to have two dudes against them. You got to have two of them. I think it’s going to be too much for the Clippers in the end.”
“You go into any series with Paul knowing he wants to get to his right hand as much as possible, and he’s going to want to use his dribble to operate around the right elbow whenever possible,” said one Western Conference scout.Few players take more long mid-range jumpers than Paul, who shot 46% on those shots and also made 50% of his shots in the short mid-range area, according to Cleaning the Glass.
“I know it’s going to be more challenging with Paul [George] out but the Clippers have to close out physically by sticking to Booker,” the scout said. “They cannot afford to let him fly by them on the way into the paint and force the defense to rotate.”
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