The Los Angeles Clippers were up by one point with three seconds left in overtime when young Dallas Mavericks forward Luka Doncic took an inbounds pass. He scrambled to find his footing and launched the ball from beyond the arc to help Dallas tie their Playoff series with a 135-133 victory.
With seconds left in the game, guard Rodney McGruder takes a pass from guard Terrance Mann and rapidly launched the ball from behind the arc. This basket sealed the fate of the Portland Trailblazers as they fell 117-122 to the Los Angeles Clippers.
Paul George’s former team, Oklahoma City, arrived in Los Angeles looking to defeat the Clippers. The Thunder ended up on the wrong side of a game winning three-pointer by the elite forward propelling the Clippers to a 9-5 record. “That play was designed for me to be freed up, kind of a misdirection to draw attention to Lou and and then coming to clean me up on the other side,” said George. “It was fun, it was fine, again it was any other game. It was fun to see familiar faces and share some laughs
The Clippers made major upgrades in their roster and hope to have a second consecutive contending season.
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The Golden State Warriors avenged themselves from their Game Two defeat. Sound shooting and rebounding gave the Warriors a 132-105 edge. The Warriors now lead the series 2-1.
The Clippers will return to the NBA Playoffs for the first time since 2017. This year marks the Clipper’s fifth playoff appearance since Doc Rivers took the helm. As of Tuesday, the Clippers hold the number six spot in the Western Conference with the possibility of playing the Portland Trailblazers in the first round.
The Los Angeles Clippers returned to Staples Center after a six-game Grammy’s road trip over 11 days just before All-Star break. Looking to move up in the Western Conference Standings, the Clippers went on to route the Phoenix Suns 134-107 Wednesday night, extending the Suns losing streak to 15 consecutive losses.
Landry Shamet is quickly getting accustomed to his new role with the Los Angeles Clippers and is putting the entire league on notice.