My OperaPaul’s steady hand saves win
Saturday, March 2, 2013 12:36:34 AM
On paper, what was the game of Thursday night was the Clippers-Pacers game in Indiana that pitted two of the NBA’s best teams against each other. Although the Pacers kept it close (as we detail above), the Clips took control midway through the fourth quarter and seemed to have this one salted away. Indiana made a late charge while the Clips’ starters rested on the bench, but once Chris Paul got back in the game, L.A. finally locked up the win for good. Dan Woike of the Orange County Register explains how CP3 imposed his will on the Pacers before things got out of control:
The Clippers were up by 17 points over the Indiana Pacers with less than six minutes to play. Players were smiling on the sidelines, dancing to the music blaring and getting ready to celebrate a nice road victory.
Less than three minutes later, the Clippers found themselves fighting to hang on, as the Pacers ripped off a 13-0 run to cut the lead to four.
In situations like this, the Clippers lean on point guard Chris Paul to make things happen, and Thursday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, he didn’t let his team down in a 99-91 victory.
“I just love to see him take over games like that,” Chauncey Billups said. “That’s either something you’re blessed to have, or you’re sorry you don’t have it.”
Paul drained a jump shot over Tyler Hansbrough and got to the rim for an acrobatic right-handed finish. Then with the lead at four and less than a minute to go, Paul drove past Indiana’s Lance Stephenson, simultaneously ending Indiana’s momentum and chances for a comeback.
The Clippers were up by 17 points over the Indiana Pacers with less than six minutes to play. Players were smiling on the sidelines, dancing to the music blaring and getting ready to celebrate a nice road victory.
Less than three minutes later, the Clippers found themselves fighting to hang on, as the Pacers ripped off a 13-0 run to cut the lead to four.
In situations like this, the Clippers lean on point guard Chris Paul to make things happen, and Thursday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, he didn’t let his team down in a 99-91 victory.
“I just love to see him take over games like that,” Chauncey Billups said. “That’s either something you’re blessed to have, or you’re sorry you don’t have it.”
Paul drained a jump shot over Tyler Hansbrough and got to the rim for an acrobatic right-handed finish. Then with the lead at four and less than a minute to go, Paul drove past Indiana’s Lance Stephenson, simultaneously ending Indiana’s momentum and chances for a comeback.
