The Los Angeles Clippers completely melted down in Games 5, 6, and 7 against the Denver Nuggets as they held a double digit lead in all contests, only to squander it and get eliminated from the playoffs.
Things were falling apart after Yahoo Sports reported that there was a “heated spat” between Paul George and Montrezl Harrell in Game 2. The report says Harrell confronted George after he made a bad pass that resulted in a turnover. But George would not take responsibility for the poor play, which got Harrell upset.
“Harrell responded with something along the lines of, “You’re always right. Nobody can tell you nothing,” and expletives were uttered from both players, sources said. George eventually toned down his rhetoric, but a heated Harrell wasn’t having it. Teammates began clapping on the sideline, in part to disguise what was going on and in an attempt to defuse the situation. The incident deescalated shortly after as coach Doc Rivers took his seat to go over the game plan.”
Both of them reportedly exchanged expletives toward each other as Harrell went off on George for not taking constructive criticism.
Teammates tried to disguise the incident by clapping, but it did not get better until head coach Doc Rivers went over the game plan with them.
The Clippers ultimately lost Game 2, but won the next three games and appeared to be headed to the Western Conference Finals.
We all saw how that played out.
