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Oklahoma City Thunder – Russell Westbrook Out With an Injury as Well
There’s still plenty of time for things to turn around, but after losing 93-90 to the Los Angeles Clippers, the Oklahoma City Thunder find themselves not only after two losses in two games to start the season, but now without Russell Westbrook, injuring his hand and joining the team’s other superstar, Kevin Durant, on the unable to play list for now.
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Top 10 Highest Paid NBA Players in the 2014-2015 Season
The top 10 of highest paid NBA players is always a list that creates a lot of discussion, as opinions differ about those who “deserve” the money, players in their prime like LeBron James and Chris Paul, and those who are getting overpaid, especially when they’re on a steep decline, like Joe Johnson and maybe Kobe Bryant as well.
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Warriors Over Clippers – Disappointing That There Were No Fights
When two teams that hate each other clash, even in a preseason game, you expect the bad blood to mean something. Instead, the Golden State Warriors (won 112-94) and the Los Angeles Clippers focused on purely basketball things, which might mean that they’re saving the nastier, and sometimes better stuff, for later, when it actually means something.
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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Clippers Looking to Trade, Just Not Blake Griffin
Another season of playoff disappointment and the Los Angeles Clippers are growing impatient. Not to the point where they’re thinking of trading Blake Griffin or Chris Paul – they’re untouchables, but the rest of the group? If it means landing a superstar like LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony at the end of the process, they’re up for any offer on any other player.
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21 Best Memes of the Oklahoma City Thunder Beating the Los Angeles Clippers
As expected, the incredible finish to the game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Los Angeles Clippers results in plenty of memes. Some of them make fun of the incredibly dubious decisions by the referees, while others point to the choke job Chris Paul performed in the closing moments or Doc Rivers complaining about the officiating.
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Los Angeles Clippers – Chris Paul & Even Doc Rivers Should Look in the Mirror
Blaming the officiating and the rest of the world has its place and time, but it doesn’t give the full explanation of how the Los Angeles Clippers collapsed at the end of game 5 in what might be a series deciding loss. Chris Paul with baffling mistakes stands on top of the list, but Doc Rivers shoulders the blame as well.
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Thunder Over Clippers – Referees & Chris Paul Decide the Game
As impressive as it was to watch the Oklahoma City Thunder comeback from a definite loss in the final minutes of game 5, that ending was an equal embarrassment to the NBA’s referees and to the pressure handling skills of Chris Paul, completely falling apart when it mattered the most. The Thunder won 105-104 thanks to Russell Westbrook hitting 3 free throws he shouldn’t have gotten, taking a 3-2 lead in the series.
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Clippers vs Thunder – The Hate is Strong With This One
Some playoff series aren’t just about the basketball. It’s about a rivalry that has been brewing for years, which is why there’s no surprise to see fights and low blows in the playoff series between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Oklahoma City Thunder, usually involving someone trying to hit Blake Griffin who has been fighting all year long against provocations, not always working out the best for him.
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Los Angeles Clippers – Good Coaching Matters
The Los Angeles Clippers came back from the dead in game 4, somehow beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 101-99. Thanks to going to a small lineup by Doc Rivers with Chris Paul and Darren Collison starring, while Blake Griffin finally started winning physical battles against Serge Ibaka, and the Russell Westbrook – Kevin Durant tandem and cooperation fell apart.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Special Basketball Time
At their best, this is what the Oklahoma City Thunder look like. Maybe their defense could do a better job, but the Los Angeles Clippers aren’t exactly scrubs. It doesn’t matter. Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook are in unstoppable mode, leading to a 118-112 win and taking a 2-1 lead in the series.