What if Kawhi had stayed healthy in the 2021 playoffs?

[rand]

Kawhi was having a brilliant playoffs in 2021 before being injured in the Utah series, which LAC won anyway. What would have happened if Kawhi had finished out the Clippers' entire playoff run healthy? Would LAC have beaten the Suns? If so, would they have beaten the Bucks?

[parsnips33]

Imagine all the trees that could have been planted

[Cavsfansince84]

Lots of what if's for the 2021 playoffs. The Lakers were also up 2-1 on the Suns when AD got injured. It's definitely possible that the Clippers could have won the title with a healthy Kawhi. There's just no way of knowing. Same as what if Harden and Kyrie hadn't gotten injured.

[jalengreen]

I think LAL/LAC/BKN all probably win the championship in the hypothetical where they are healthy and the other two remain unhealthy.

Not a slam dunk, the Suns and Bucks were great teams. But I would favor any of those three.

[Special_Puppy]

They would have been favored to win the chip

[CumberlandPosey]

healthy kawhi?? thats another round of payments i guess...