Paul George returns to Clippers’ lineup Tuesday vs the Jazz

Paul George will be available for the Los Angeles Clippers in the home game vs the Utah Jazz tonight.

Clippers’ head coach Tyronn Lue told reporters pregame that the All-Star forward will be a starter vs the Jazz. Paul George will be on minutes restriction on Tuesday’s game.

“To get a guy like Paul George back would definitely help us out. It would be huge,” Lue said on Monday.

He’s back. pic.twitter.com/nFOiae77Pf — LA Clippers (@LAClippers) March 30, 2022

The superstar of the Clippers has appeared in just 26 games this season. He has been out with an elbow injury since December 22. He is averaging 24.7 points, 7.1 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.0 steals, shooting at 42.1%.

The Clippers currently are eighth in the West, at 36-39, and on a five-game losing streak. It is not likely they will drop to ninth or 10th, with just few games left until the end of the regular season, so they will need just one win in the play-in tournament to reach the postseason.

For their part, the Jazz will seek to spoil George’s return and return to the winnng track. They are coming off a road loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday (100-114), which dropped them to fifth in the standings (45-30).

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