the team had to navigate his usage in the season’s early weeks. Until the All-Star wing and his surgically repaired right knee can physically and consistently handle a starter’s workload — Lue described a target of around 33-35 minutes a game — the grand plan of how this team will play come the postseason might only be glimpsed in bursts of a few minutes here and there as Lue manages jumbled lineups.
“You want to build that chemistry, you want to find a way to play, how you want to play, but at the same time you’ve got to think long term,” center Ivica Zubac said. “You’ve got to think about the playoffs, peaking at the right time, stuff like that. But that’s why we’ve got one of the deepest teams in the league. A lot of guys who can play and we’ve just got to build through the games.”
“It was just about recovery,” Leonard said of coming off the bench, “making sure I stay healthy in the long run, making sure my body stays warm and I’m not sitting on the bench as long.” It could be the case that the Clippers are uniquely prepared to absorb the difficulties that come with jumbled lineups and night-to-night inconsistencies with minutes. Nine players from the 2021 Western Conference finals run are still part of the rotation.
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