Paul, the all-everything point guard who is irreplaceable for the Clippers, is likely done for the series after fracturing the third metacarpal in his right hand. “It doesn’t look good for him”, coach Doc Rivers admitted. “I think everybody felt disrespected, like that’s not what our season is gonna be”, guard Allen Crabbe said. After totaling 17 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in Game 2, he had career highs of 21 boards and nine assists to join Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett and Shaquille O’Neal as the only players to have at least 20 rebounds and nine assists in a playoff game in the last 30 years.”It was just a matter of time”, Stotts said of Aminu. Though the 37-year-old forward said Monday that he plans to finish his career as a Maverick unless the team decides to rebuild, coach Rick Carlisle is still going to recruit him.
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Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers sufered a broken hand in Game 5 of the 2016 NBA Playoffs. Paul shook his head, rose from his chair and kicked a seat cushion on his way to the locker room, seemingly aware of what the impending test would show.
In a less publicized but no less pressing blow to the Clippers’ health, Blake Griffin also suffered a reinjury of the left quad that kept him out for much of the regular season. “But for the most part, we got whatever we wanted on the offensive end”. Lillard and McCollum often got him the ball in the middle of the paint against a recovering Clippers’ defense. Game 5 is set for Wednesday.
“There’s nobody probably in the league that’s going to replace Chris Paul”, Rivers said. He also became the third player in these playoffs to have a 30-point, 10-rebounds game. The Thunder lost Game 2 85-84 at home, then won three straight, including two on the road in an often testy series. “They’re not great shooters and stuff, but they do their jobs for their team”.
Paul had 16 points with four assists and three steals in 25 minutes before suffering the third-quarter injury.
He still sometimes wonders what might have happened if bruising Boston center Kendrick Perkins doesn’t get hurt early in Game 6 of the 2010 NBA Finals, forcing aging veteran Rasheed Wallace into the starting lineup for Game 7 in Los Angeles.
Blazers break L.A.’s series grip: As an entire Moda Center crowd rocked to house music with a 12-point lead and 5:49 left in the game, it was clear that we were in a different place than we were 48 hours before.
Kemba Walker finished with 34 points, 11 of which came unanswered in the fourth quarter, with the teams heading back to Miami on Wednesday for game five.
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There’s no debate about the type of talent Blake Griffin brings to the table, but when it comes to the true leader of the Clippers – Paul is clearly the main favorite. “But as a group, everybody pitches in”. The bulk of the points came from Aminu, including two consecutive three pointers (seen here and here), and the Blazers found themselves only leading by 8 points at the peak, and it shrank quickly after.
