Chris Paul just had one of the best games in post season history

[STAX]

32 points on 14 shots, ZERO free throw attempts. He averaged 2.3 pts per shot. And Russell Westbrook is one of the worst defensive PGs in the NBA.... Clippers sweep

[You mad bro]

[James D]

In 28 minutes

[Big Bear]

Thats why they call him CP3

[jjgold]

He was due

Lets see if he can continue great play and if so Okl City wins 1 game only in series

[imadegen]

barely beat a broken gs team without bogut.

[STAX]

barely beat a broken gs team without bogut.

Cardinal betting sin... living in the past.

[The Kraken]

Cardinal betting sin... living in the past.

Exactly. Don't put too much stock in game 1. OKC wins game 2 and will likely take one in LA.

[violivei12]

If not gathering facts from the past then where are we to be gathering information from?

[STAX]

Exactly. Don't put too much stock in game 1. OKC wins game 2 and will likely take one in LA.

I doubt it but to each his own! Im looking more at who the better team is. And that is the Clippers, I said that before game 1. better coach, better PG, and the best TWO inside players on the floor. I could go further and say they also have the better bench and better 3 pt shooters. Clippers are just better, and they have no weakness while OKC has two holes in their starting lineup (Perkins and Sefalosha), and one guy (Butler) who is worth anything on the bench.

[STAX]

If not gathering facts from the past then where are we to be gathering information from?

Put more stock in momentum, if a team is "clutch" or not, overall talent, and coaching and you'll be better off than playing trends. Momentum is the key though, because 90% of the game if half mental I bet MLB, and I couldnt even tell you a teams record Im better on, other than maybe their record in the last 10 games, and the streak the are currently on. In fact I havent even looked at the standings at all this season.

[44 Mag]

32 points on 14 shots, ZERO free throw attempts. He averaged 2.3 pts per shot. And Russell Westbrook is one of the worst defensive PGs in the NBA.... Clippers sweep

No chance of a sweep.

[44 Mag]

If not gathering facts from the past then where are we to be gathering information from?

Great game he played, but it is in the history books, time to move on.

[violivei12]

I think in a lot of situations if a team wins game 1 on the road they are satisfied and take it easy in game 2. But the clippers won so easily they should have plenty of gas left in the tank for this game. CP3 sat out a whole quarter and had a day of rest. This is a big test for OKC to see if they can man up or are going to go down quietly. I have trust in KD, just not sure about the rest of the team.

[44 Mag]

I think in a lot of situations if a team wins game 1 on the road they are satisfied and take it easy in game 2. But the clippers won so easily they should have plenty of gas left in the tank for this game. CP3 sat out a whole quarter and had a day of rest. This is a big test for OKC to see if they can man up or are going to go down quietly. I have trust in KD, just not sure about the rest of the team.

I love how people quit after one game. Would that be like Memphis taking out OKC, when they had the series lead??? Please. BOL in your wagers.

[The Kraken]

Put more stock in momentum, if a team is "clutch" or not, overall talent, and coaching and you'll be better off than playing trends. Momentum is the key though, because 90% of the game if half mental I bet MLB, and I couldnt even tell you a teams record Im better on, other than maybe their record in the last 10 games, and the streak the are currently on. In fact I havent even looked at the standings at all this season.

Edit: Sorry Stax, I quoted the wrong post.

This was all true for the GSW series as well, minus the best 3 pt shooters. However, this OKC team has had more recent post season, split regular season games 2-2 with the LAC and the Clippers just played their best game of the year in game 1. I think OKC covers the spread tonight.

However, I agree with you on all your points. On paper, the Clippers are the better team. But Spurs were better than OKC a few years ago when OKC beat them. The Rockets on paper were better than the TrailBlazers this year. And OKC on paper is light years better than Memphis this year, yet they almost lost in the first round to them. There's just so much that goes into games that doesn't show up on paper and I think you'll see that tonight.

Either way, I think every game from this point forward will be close in this series. Much like both of their first round series games.

[Sledge187]

Good points.

[SportsMushroom]

If not gathering facts from the past then where are we to be gathering information from?

you should look at the past to gather info



but the logic that if team A beats team B and team B beats team C then team A will beat team C is completely baseless and reminiscent of a 9 year olds arguments when trying to convince his friends about which team is the best



if you are capping based on schoolyard logic then you will lose all your money



the difference between teams in the west is minute, from the no.1 all the way down to the 8th, case in point, 3 of the four matchups in the west went to 7 games, including 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7 and 3 vs 6 and one went to 6

[STAX]

Edit: Sorry Stax, I quoted the wrong post.

This was all true for the GSW series as well, minus the best 3 pt shooters. However, this OKC team has had more recent post season, split regular season games 2-2 with the LAC and the Clippers just played their best game of the year in game 1. I think OKC covers the spread tonight.

However, I agree with you on all your points. On paper, the Clippers are the better team. But Spurs were better than OKC a few years ago when OKC beat them. The Rockets on paper were better than the TrailBlazers this year. And OKC on paper is light years better than Memphis this year, yet they almost lost in the first round to them. There's just so much that goes into games that doesn't show up on paper and I think you'll see that tonight.

Either way, I think every game from this point forward will be close in this series. Much like both of their first round series games.

Good points, and the game tonight verifies them (escept for the game being close). Looking back, I may have been too in love with LAC, and maybe dismissed OKC a bit. We've seen an LAC blowout and an OKC blowout, I think the rest of the series might be a treat for sports fans. I just might take the dog with the pts in every game from here on out (I think you mentioned this before the series even started). OKC is a tough team to figure out. I mean, I like them and if I didnt bet on games I would probably be rooted for them to win it all. I havent looked at the boxscore of the game yet tonight, but I'm guessing Paul shot a bad % and Griffin and Jordan didn't dominate the glass. I'm guessng Durant was his usual self (30/8/6) and Westbrook didn't penetrate up too many times (didnt shoot less than 40% or have 6 or more TO's).

[The Kraken]

Now we've seen the Clippers at their best and OKC at their best. Hopefully game 3 has them both at their best and the refs swallow their whistles. I thought they were terrible tonight, pro-clippers in the 1H and pro-OKC in the 2H. Just let em play and like you say, I think it'll be a treat.

Lot of really good basketball in the next few weeks.

Think Portland can take one from sA at home?

[The Kraken]

And ya, OKC is 100% unpredictable. They can beat any team in the NBA when they play like they did tonight but I would say the same about the Clippers if they play like they did in game 1.

what a Jekyll and Hyde first two games

[STAX]

Now we've seen the Clippers at their best and OKC at their best. Hopefully game 3 has them both at their best and the refs swallow their whistles. I thought they were terrible tonight, pro-clippers in the 1H and pro-OKC in the 2H. Just let em play and like you say, I think it'll be a treat.

Lot of really good basketball in the next few weeks.

Think Portland can take one from sA at home?

No I dont think Portland can win one in SA... I think the SA and MIA series are waaaaay different than the IND/WAS and OKC/LAC series. I think we may see sweeps on day and then 7 game series the other when it comes to the series on different days.

[The Kraken]

I agree, especially with Miami. I could see Lillard and Aldridge getting hot and winning one in Portland but that's about it. San Antonio is an amazing organization. Sam Presti is a big reason the Thunder have had success. He was groomed in SA.

[Pauulzcappin]

I agree, especially with Miami. I could see Lillard and Aldridge getting hot and winning one in Portland but that's about it. San Antonio is an amazing organization. Sam Presti is a big reason the Thunder have had success. He was groomed in SA.

Kraken I smell another blowout tonight unless they start driving agressively and get easy buckets. Pop is gonna run them out of the 3-pt line all series and Portland can't stop the Spurs defensively.

Spurs probably cover again.

[The Kraken]

Great call tonight PaulZ! Hit on all points. Spurs may sweep and cover all 4

Pops is well known for resting his older players, I guarantee you he wants to end this series asap and let okc/la beat the shit out of each other for 5 more games.

[cankid]

NiCE GOING