Night. Miami came into LA, both teams lost night before. On road. Always want to perform well in LA. Especially with CP3 now a Clipper. Big Wade versus CP3 thing going.
Clippers hung around all game and really, in the end? They were the better team. le Bron choked away Free Throws, Chris Bosh pulled a Pau Gasol and disappeared. Wade did his best but too much Griffin and Jordan and Paul.
BTW, all this talk of Billups being the Clippers 3rd superstar? Uh, Chauncey has a huge ego. I GET it. But that's where it ends. He's not that great. he's old. He still shoots well. Not much more. If you want to lit the Clippers "Big 3' it doesn't include Billups. It DOES include Jordan. Now I see why they had no problem trading Kaman. My gosh. Jordan is longer, more ahtletic, this guy is a great player. Where did he come from? Clippers are better off with him than Kaman.
Clippers are very fun and exciting to watch. Trading punches with Miami all night. Not sure if Miami now plays the Lakers, but no way do the Lakers stay caught up with Miami. Not like the Clips.
Watchign these two teams all year, I truly think the Clippers are about 5 points better than the Lake Show. I don't think either is a Top 3 seed though. Clippers have huge upside, however. WIth the Lakers, you feel like you are watching the old Celtics, a team just hanging on.