With a pair of second-quarter free throws Wednesday, Paul George became only the 16th active NBA player with at least 15,000 career points.
But the real milestone — the one that alters the Clippers’ postseason potential, at least — was reached 10 minutes earlier when George checked in to begin the second quarter.
In a season that has been one long waiting game for the Clippers’ trio of injured stars to return, Wednesday marked the moment two of the three were together for the first time. And if Norman Powell’s performance in his first game since Feb. 10 turned heads, his first minutes with George as a teammate turned a 113-109 Clippers victory at Crypto.com Arena with otherwise little bearing on how a potential first-round series could look into one teeming with possibilities.
