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5 Things To Watch In The Jazz-Clippers Series

By Adam Coffman

Mar 25, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers center Marreese Speights (5) guards Utah Jazz guard George Hill (3) as he drives to the basket in the second half of the game at Staples Center. Clippers won 108-95. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 25, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers center Marreese Speights (5) guards Utah Jazz guard George Hill (3) as he drives to the basket in the second half of the game at Staples Center. Clippers won 108-95. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 25, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Utah Jazz guard George Hill (3) drives to the basket in the second half of the game against the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center. Clippers won 108-95. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 25, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Utah Jazz guard George Hill (3) drives to the basket in the second half of the game against the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center. Clippers won 108-95. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /

George Hill, Back In A Hurry

Jazz point guard George Hill has missed a lot of time this season due to various injuries, including groin, toe and concussion ailments. His latest groin injury kept him out for six games, the Jazz going 4-2 over that stretch.

Hill only had two games in which to regain form, both wins over the San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors. Surprisingly, he did well in those contests, scoring 13 and 20 points respectively and finishing a combined +20.

Hill will be crucial in this series – he has a wealth of playoff experience gained during his time in the league and will be counted on to stop Paul as well as run the Jazz offense.

In fact, after Hayward and Gobert, Hill might be the most important Jazz player when it comes to swinging the outcome of games.

With so little time to find his footing again, there could be concern over whether Hill will be all the way back come Saturday night and throughout the rest of the series.

Against the Clippers this season, Hill averaged a relatively low 13 points and finished a combined -66; however, he was good for 19 points and a +3 in the Jazz’s win. Outside of the stars, Hill will have the most to say about how this series ends up, which makes his injury status more impactful.

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