The Bucks and Clippers face off Wednesday night. Doc Rivers sees Milwaukee as the favorite in the East.
USA TODAYLOS ANGELES — He has watched countless NBA games already this season through the eyes of both an excited fan and a critical coach. So even if he has only seen the Milwaukee Bucks play a handful of games in October, it has not taken long for Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers to see what that might mean in June.
The biggest reason? The Clippers won't play their two stars. Kawhi Leonard will not play against Milwaukee, but could play against Portland on Thursday as part of his load management strategy. Paul George, who has missed the first five games while recovering from off-season surgery on his left shoulder, plans to complete full-contact practice sometime next week.
So are the Clippers. Beyond Leonard and Paul, the Clippers have a prolific scorer , productive rebounders and pesky defenders . They have already cemented signature wins against the Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs and Utah Jazz. They have only lost this season when they played to an unexpectedly emerging team or when they sat Leonard for rest purposes .
Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers gestures during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, in San Francisco. The Clippers already have early intelligence on how to limit those numbers, though. In last year’s Eastern Conference Finals, Leonard helped the Toronto Raptors make Antetokounmpo realize he cannot dominate as easily in the playoffs as he does in the regular season.
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