He Puts the 'Pau' in 'Poster': DeAndre Jordan put former Laker Pau Gasol on a poster when he threw down a thunderous dunk on the Spurs center. Clippers obviously have no bandwidth for another injury like thisģ. Gimpy Hamstring: Chris Paul left the game in the third quarter with a left hamstring strain and did not return to the game.Ĭhris Paul is questionable to return with a left hamstring strain. Los Angeles Clippers December 23, 2016Ģ. In tonight's games Chris Paul passed Kevin Garnett for 16th place on the NBA's All-Time Steals list!! Congrats!! /8IygIRHihW Punching his 'Big Ticket': Chris Paul passed Kevin Garnett for 16 th on the NBA's All-Time Steals leaders and is one shy of Isiah Thomas. let's keep it rolling!Ĭhris Paul: 19 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists.ġ. This is the second time this season that the Clippers defeated the Spurs, as they beat them soundly 116-92 in San Antonio early in November. "Is that what you want me to say?"Įntering the game, the Spurs were 15-1 on the road, as their lopsided loss in LaLa Land was just the second defeat away from home all year.
"They were better than us," said San Antonio head coach Gregg Popovich, a man of little words.
Los Angeles' defense held the Spurrs to just 38.5 percent shooting in the first half and 31.6 percent from the three-point line in the game. "I was watching the game from the back and I said, 'I guess they don't need me,'" joked Paul about why he didn't try and return for the fourth quarter. They led by as many as 14 points in the fourth quarter, without Paul on the court for the majority of the second half. The Clippers jumped out to a double-digit lead in the second quarter and never looked back. We were not very sharp and we waited until the second half to get into it and finally complete with more aggressiveness and physicality." "Their bench stepped in and played well and got going and they all contributed. "You have to give them credit," said Gasol. "It doesn't just happen right away, you have to sustain that mindset and have it carry over."įormer Laker Pau Gasol added 21 points to go with seven rebounds in a losing effort. We will get it together as long as we keep competing, having our motivation and the mind set to try and win the game," said Leonard from his locker. Kawhi Leonard led all scorers with 27 points, and also had the most rebounds for the Spurs with nine. Morocco's historic Women's World Cup debut inspires girls, even if some in the Arab world ignore it We kept telling Raymond to get to the basket. "We just left them out on the floor against their starters. "That shows the confidence we have in our bench," added Rivers. Backup point guard Raymond Felton chipped in 13 points in Paul's absence. reserves outscored the Spurs 58-33 in the game thanks to 14 points in a team-high 29 minutes for Mo Speights. He's day to day, we'll just have to wait and see."ĭespite playing just 23 minutes, Paul led the team in points with 19, and had seven rebounds, six assists and two steals, but it was the second unit that closed out the game for the Clippers. "Right now, I'm concerned about everybody's health. "I saw it right when it happened, and we got him out right away," Clippers head coach Doc Rivers said of the injury. Paul started the game, but left in the third quarter with a left hamstring strain and did not return to the court for the final frame. Without stars Blake Griffin and Chris Paul, the Los Angeles Clippers surprised the San Antonio Spurs for the second time this season, 106-101, on Thursday night at Staples Center. They might be wishing for some healthy players this Christmas.
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