Clippers coach Tyronn Lue planned to have his starting lineup and rotations solidified by now as the team reels following a fifth consecutive loss.
and teammates they have lacked all season in a now-or-never bid to qualify for the first round of the playoffs and avoid the play-in tournament.
Little-used forward Robert Covington, who had 15 points and multiple deflections in a season-high 31 minutes against Sacramento, could be a candidate.Covington’s average of 16 minutes is his lowest since his rookie season in 2013-14. He has played 40 or fewer games in a season only twice; this season, he is at 38.Russell Westbrook and Paul George helped the Clippers rally, but the team lost 128-127 at Sacramento. There’s no timetable yet for Norman Powell’s injury.
“We got two great defenders in [Leonard] and PG, Nico [Batum], [Terance] Mann, we got guys that can really guard,” Covington said. “But I bring a different thing to this team. And it’s one of the things, one of the reasons why they brought me here. It’s being that disruptor on it. Being a disruptor off the ball. Seeing things and reading it right. Watching plays really develop, and just getting a knack for getting my hands on the basketball.
Powell’s injury will leave Lue with one fewer reserve backcourt option, but so would keeping Gordon in the starting lineup, where he has played the last two games. His 30-foot shooting range helps to counterbalance spacing issues created by defenses sagging off of point guard Russell Westbrook.
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