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HIGHLIGHTS: Jazz vs Clippers, Game 6 – NBA Playoffs 2021

JR Isaga

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HIGHLIGHTS: Jazz vs Clippers, Game 6 – NBA Playoffs 2021

Jazz vs Clipper live update square. Jeffrey Swinger/USA Today/Reuters (Rudy Gobert) and NBA Stats' Twitter page (Paul George)

Jeffrey Swinger/USA Today/Reuters (Rudy Gobert) and NBA Stats' Twitter page (Paul George)

Paul George and the Clippers look to eliminate the No. 1 Jazz and clinch their first-ever Western Conference finals berth

Against all odds, the Los Angeles Clippers proved they are not throwing in the towel just yet in the 2021 playoffs.

Playing without All-NBA First Team member Kawhi Leonard in Game 5 due to a feared ACL injury, Paul George led the Clippers into hostile territory, and escaped with a pivotal 119-111 win over the first-seeded Utah Jazz for a 3-2 series lead.

For the second straight year, the Clippers are one win away from clinching their 37-year-old franchise’s first-ever Western Conference Finals appearance, and they can do it in front of their home fans for Game 6 on Friday, June 18 (Saturday, June 19, 10am, Manila time).

HIGHLIGHTS: Jazz vs Clippers, Game 6 – NBA Playoffs 2021

However, as the Clippers and their fans very well know by now, being on the cusp of victory brings no relief whatsoever to a franchise seemingly cursed to fail in the second round over and over again.

With Leonard already ruled out for Game 6, the motley Clipper crew of Marcus Morris, Reggie Jackson, Nicolas Batum, and Luke Kennard will have to step up once more to back up George and put the Clippers in a position to break the so-called curse once and for all.

For LA, there is simply no better time to strike, as the once-feared Jazz now have noticeable chinks in their armor.

Donovan Mitchell has joined fellow All-Star Mike Conley in the injury report after carrying the Jazz offense for the last four games, and both are now tagged as “questionable” for the do-or-die Game 6 on the road.

While Bojan Bogdanovic and Sixth Man of the Year Jordan Clarkson are both expected to rain down threes like they always do, the thought of losing both Conley and Mitchell at such a critical juncture of the season will definitely be a big point of concern for Utah.

HIGHLIGHTS: Jazz vs Clippers, Game 6 – NBA Playoffs 2021

At this point, both teams are just battling for survival, and are hanging on to their wits for dear life. Given their franchise’s tainted track record, even the Clippers need to treat Game 6 as a do-or-die affair.

Will the Jazz buy more time for their stars to heal by forcing Game 7, or will the Clippers finally defy history, and clinch their first-ever Western Conference finals berth?

Game 6 tips off at 10 am on Saturday, June 19, Manila time. 

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