SGA: George Hill’s aggressiveness against Clippers ‘makes everything easier’
The near-Oklahoma City Thunder comeback against the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday was aided by George Hill.
The veteran guard made three straight 3s from 3:41 to 2:12 in the fourth quarter to cut the deficit from 17 to eight. He made the most shots on the team and was the only Thunder player to make multiple 3s. He even won a jump ball over 7-foot Clippers center Ivica Zubac.
Third-year guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said after the game that when Hill attacks offensively like this, the game gets easier for the Thunder.
“There’s times you have to tell him to be more a little bit more aggressive,” Gilgeous-Alexander said, “because when he’s in that mode, a little bit more aggressive, it makes everything easier for the rest of us.”
Hill took over in that manner late Sunday, helping push the Thunder cut a double-digit deficit as low as six before the Clippers finally pulled away and beat OKC 108-100.
Hill finished the game with 22 points, second on the team to Gilgeous-Alexander’s 23, and a pair of assists and steals.
“It felt good. Just take advantage of every opportunity I get and continue to trust myself and try to do the best I can for this team,” he said.
Though the Thunder couldn’t pull out the win, Gilgeous-Alexander enjoyed watching that performance.
“It was great to see. Obviously, George is a great teammate, great player to have around, especially a young group of guys,” he said. “He just plays the right way every game.”
