The Los Angeles Clippers have equalized (3-3) in their series against the San Antonio Spurs, with an away win (102-96) last night. Everything will depend on the night of Saturday to Sunday, on the floor of Staples Center, about who will join Houston semifinals Conference. Defending champion is in danger.
It could not be otherwise. The level of play displayed by the Los Angeles Clippers and San Antonio Spurs since the start of their series of first round of the playoffs deserved a dramaturgy to par. So a game 7! The brink after their home loss two days earlier, Californians have brilliantly saved their skin (102-96) lands in Texas last night, while the men of Gregg Popovich thought bend the case and reach the semi Houston -final.
Apart from the second match of this opposition worthy of a Conference Finals, all races were tight and this was no exception to the rule. Revenues within two points of the Clippers to 15 seconds from the end through their sniper Italian Marco Belinelli, the Spurs have neither been able to avoid foul on Jamal Crawford nor been able to catch up in the dying moments. If the troop Doc Rivers could approach the money time in mind, this is again because its flagship duo shone.
Chris Paul made a standard copy for himself but for most outstanding other leaders of the league: 19 points, 15 assists and 4 steals. What take over Tony Parker still not back to his best (8 points, 7 assists 4/12) and will be expected to turn in the decisive match on Saturday. For his part, Blake Griffin has been in all the right moves with a very complete game (26 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 blocks), proving if need be that his game is not limited to athletic performance that constitute its dunks. Even DeAndre Jordan, where San Antonio is again to blame spine repeated from the first quarter, has not sealed the mood with a 7/15 on the line perfectly acceptable in terms of its usual awkwardness.
However, the Clippers will address this Game 7 at home with a relative trust. It must be said that only two meetings have yet turned in favor of the receiving team, a detail that was not lost on Doc Rivers. “Popovich and the es Spurs are probably very happy to come with us now, given the turn of home games … It’s a crazy series “, said the former coach of the Boston Celtics on NBA.com after the game.
Hard to muffle Gregg Popovich of the adjective” happy “after the defeat of his team … “Our attacking play was low, there is no excuse. We should be ashamed of the way played tonight” . Pumping straps of the most successful coach the last decade are generally followed up. Spurs fans will hope that the pattern is repeated on Saturday to avoid unexpected and embarrassing Road exit of champions.
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