Paul George-Montrezl Harrell had "heated" argument during Clippers loss to Nuggets

Despite ir efforts throughout 2019-20 season, Los Angeles Clippers fell 3-4 to Denver Nuggets, failing to make it to Western Conference Finals. Paul Goerge struggled to score, ending game with 10 points while shooting a low 25% from field. Kawhi Leonard scored 14 points, while Montrezl Harrell posted a team-high 20 points off bench. team, which were one of  favourites to win title, was aiming for ir first-ever championship with Leonard and George on board. However, George stated that while y failed to meet expectations, this was t a "t a championship-or-bust year". 

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Clippers vs Nuggets: Clippers choke after high expectations to win NBA title

While Paul George believed Clippers more time and chemistry toger, everyone from franchise was confident about ir run this year. “We’re still in driver’s seat,” George h said after Game 6, ensuring fans that it wasn't "panic mode". Nuggets, however, overcame ir 1-3 deficit.  As per reports, Clippers, despite boasting a talented roster, lacked required chemistry and cohesion to bag title, resulting in disappointment and frustration among players.

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Clippers vs Nuggets: Paul George fight with Montrezl Harrell

As per recent reports, Paul George and Montrezl Harrell got into a "heated" argument during series which ended with m hurling s at each or. According to Yahoo! Sports' Chris Haynes, argument came after George committed two turvers in a minute, along with a lousy half-court pass to Harrell. Later, Harrell called out George about pass, where George reportedly refused to take responsibility and said that Harrell could have "me right play". 

“You’re always right. body can tell you thing,” was said during argument, where Harrell apparently refused to back down. Haynes reported that teammates clapped around m to camoufl and diffuse situation, which quieted down after he coach Doc Rivers returned to go over ir game strategy.

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Paul George on Clippers vs Nuggets series

Though George didn't mit y wanted a title, or players accepted that y were indeed aiming for a championship. “We got to get smarter,” Leonard stated, highlighting basketball IQ. Lou Williams accepted that y "ran into" a lot of issues which talent "bailed" m out of. "Chemistry didn’t,” Williams ded. Both Leonard and George have one more year left in ir contract and will have a player option in 2021-22. 

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