Bruce’s Analysis:
It’s a bad soap opera for the Clippers, who have lost 14 of 16, and now dealing with the fallout of the unceremonious departure of PG Chris Paul, whose contract is being bought out by the team. Even the best efforts of Kawhi Leonard aren’t helping. Paul has been just a bit player in the LA collapse but the whole saga is indicative of how the season has unraveled. Meanwhile, the Hawks have been at the opposite end of the spectrum, continuing as a pleasant surprise even minus Trae Young (knee) for the past month. Kristaps Porzingis also misses action again tonight but Atlanta continues finding offense from ex-Duke Jalen Johnson, scoring at a brisk 33 ppg clip the past three games. Play Hawks