Rd II LA Clippers @ OKC Thunder

[pageC4]

loved this win:) great game against a dangerous opponent. But as others have said , this is far from over. Ask the Grizzlies and see if a lead in the series was the end all. The Thunder were the 2nd best team in the west for a reason, and this is far from over

[TheNewEra]

Go out there and steal another.

[Dynamix]

[azncorruptedo17]

Goal for the next game is to do the same thing... Keep everyone as a non factor. Let the stars score. Our bench was great

[Clemenza]

Wow.. epic win tonight. Of course he won't hit every shot but If CP3 can come out with fire and urgency like he did tonight.. watch out league!

[TheNewEra]

That is some scary ish lol

[East Bay Sports]

Congrats on the win fellas. Hope you continue to smash OKC. CP3 looks straight out of a bad 80s music video in that post game lol

[Ranma]

Game 1 was the first time that the regular season leaders in points, rebounds, and assists (as well as steals and FG%) all appeared in the same game.

[mkwest]

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The Clippers' two-man game

Los Angeles knows how destructive power struggles can be. Even though the Lakers had Jerry Buss, the best owner in sports, they left championships on the table because Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant couldn't preserve their tenuous coexistence. The Clippers have emerged as the more successful team in L.A. of late because of the opposite dynamic: the two key players working together to win in spite of the owner.

"There's definitely no battle," said Clippers veteran guard Willie Green. "I think it just comes from maturity on both of their parts. Chris understands that he needs Blake, Blake needs Chris, and we as a team, we need both of them."

"I don't think there's clashes when you're trying to win," said Rivers, now in his first year coaching the Clippers. "I think there's clashes when you're trying to be the leader of the team. I think all the clashes go away when everybody's on board about winning. I think the clashes start when the individual stuff's more important than the team stuff. You need individual egos to be great, but it can never be more important than the team."

"I know that he can't do it alone and I can't do it alone," Paul said. "And then ... I just want to win. Winning conquers all."

J.A. Adande, ESPN

[RiversideClips]

Wow, great game; we need 3 more wins before OKC gets 4. Let's go Clips!

[Quake Griffin]

one last thing.

i feel like we kicked their ass last night 1st and as apart of that ass kicking CP was hot from three.
I don't feel like...we won the game BECAUSE CP got hot from three.

maybe I'm just being positive about the win....but i don't feel like i need that type of performance from CP again to win.

[Clippers_FTW]

There were/are only 2 teams I was afraid of... One was GSW because Curry and Klay could really heat up from 3. The other is San Antonio... But i really think we are playing well and would be able to beat them

[TheNewEra]

Going to love going back to LA and no yellow shirts in the crowd should be rocking if up 2-0.

[Clippers_FTW]

Going to love going back to LA and no yellow shirts in the crowd should be rocking if up 2-0.

The plan was to get 1 on Oklahoma ... If we get to the series is over. Hopefully we can. But it will be difficult ... I have full confidence in our guys and I hope they come out with the same confidence they did last game

[mkwest]

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[Ranma]

Kirk Goldsberry, Grantland (5/6/14)

Paul created most of his shots by creating space, getting opponents off-balance, and quickly making them pay. His first 3 came as he caught Russell Westbrook cheating toward a DeAndre Jordan screen; Paul used a quick crossover to create a wide-open look.


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The Thunder were cheating on Paul’s driving lanes, almost begging him to shoot. Here, Paul sees Reggie Jackson trying to go under the Blake Griffin screen and simply pulls back and drains his fourth 3 of the first quarter.

All the Chris Paul 3s From Game 1, and How He Got Them

[mj_shoefanatic]

So glad we stole this one in their arena. Now we got to hold serve at home.