the clippers are cursed...

[Ghenghis Kahn]

when they were up 19 points in the 3rd quarter, the probability of them winning the game and moving onto the conference finals was 99.9%.

fukking 99.9%!!! that's insane.

houston had 0.1% of winning game 6.

for all the math midgets, that's like winning 1 out of 1000 times.

that's how close the clippers got to moving on to face golden state.

since i'm from so cal, i do feel bad for those guys. so fukking close...

[tony_come]

You can't win with guys like Chris Paul and Blake

[Dirty Sanchez]

It's the curse of Donald Sterling...dude put a hex on that franchise that will never go away

[orisbumplut]

It's not that they're cursed. The coaching sucks. 19 point 2nd half leads that go up in smoke is the fault of the coaches.

[nyplayer33]

DoC Rivers...def takes the blame..his bs talk in huddle means crap and blake griffin looked so awful in game 6 4th quarter..over rated piece crap

[jjgold]

Chris Paul, Griffin, Reddick and others are not mentally tough enough to win

[Auto Donk]

99 percent favorite losing?????

sounds like SBR Poker was involved here, boys..........

[Auto Donk]

It's the curse of Donald Sterling...dude put a hex on that franchise that will never go away

personally, I blame that f'n tranny V-Stiv..........

[jtoler]

I saw those stats, its hogwash, didn't make any sense. The rest of the stats were garbage too.

[greypimps]

.1%?? wtf u smoking.. a team can outscore another team by 20 plus points a quarter.....especially if u have a team that can core fast. I took ros ml and was happy it hit. Thei odds are better than that more like a15% chance

[Ghenghis Kahn]

.1%?? wtf u smoking.. a team can outscore another team by 20 plus points a quarter.....especially if u have a team that can core fast. I took ros ml and was happy it hit. Thei odds are better than that more like a15% chance

yeah you're a fukking scholar. learn some spelling before you spew nonsense.

[Art Vandelay]

Biggest choke job in NBA history! Not just up 3-1, but up 3-1 in completely dominating fashion - Houston was not even competitive till Game 5 - they were fortunate to win Game 2. Worst collapse I've ever seen! Disgraceful...

[jtoler]

Biggest choke job in NBA history! Not just up 3-1, but up 3-1 in completely dominating fashion - Houston was not even competitive till Game 5 - they were fortunate to win Game 2. Worst collapse I've ever seen! Disgraceful...

The Jew mandated a ref rig in Game 2. 63 FTs, Clips got screwed out of that one. Had to hurt the pysche some, but game 6 no doubt the folded like lawn chairs.

[gauchojake]

The Jew mandated a ref rig in Game 2. 63 FTs, Clips got screwed out of that one. Had to hurt the pysche some, but game 6 no doubt the folded like lawn chairs.

Lol really?

[burkestar]

Choking is not a curse, its players incompetency, clips do it every year getting all limp dicked in the moments that matter

[orisbumplut]

Cliff Paul was more worried about kissing up to McHale, Harden and Dwight at the end with those hugs than looking in the mirror.

[R.P. McMurphy]

Not sure about 99.9% but odds were staggeringly high no less than 95% lol. This wasn't a spot where a shit team like Detroit pissed away a huge lead on a Tuesday night in Jan. This is a high seed playoff team pissing that away at home in a put away gm! Yeah Rocks can score in a flurry but also play no defense so pretty much offsets. Don't believe in curses really just bad play and poorly managed squads which Clips have been forever. Rocks no cup of tea either but we're lucky to dodge this once in a lifetime bullet.

[R.P. McMurphy]

Let's compare it to Yanks blowing 3-1 series lead vs Sox years back with that epic run. By no means are Clips or even Rocks on par with those organizations. Sox never down 7/8.runs late in a closeout gm either but still one of the most impressive comebacks and epic collapses in sports post season history and nobody would ever call the Yanks cursed! Boston ironically wore that badge of honor. Lol

[Ghenghis Kahn]

there are 30 teams, 82 games per season. that's 2460 games a year. out of those games with 19 point lead at the end of the 3rd, how many teams actually lost that lead to lose the game? 2 or 3 times? and that's in the regular season.

1 out of a 1000 is a lot closer than people's assessment...

[R.P. McMurphy]

I agree Ghengis and you really cannot compare this to any blown lead in a meaningless reg season gm. which makes odds even higher being that late in a closeout gm at HOME no less. Anyone know if there has ever been a comparable meltdown under same scenario? And I'm talking at home , closeout gm, 15 min or less left , and 2nd rnd or conf finals to qualify?

Can't remember which gm it was but I had Spurs couple years back when they playing Dippers. Different scenario being very early but S.A. were getting smoked outta the gate like 39-9 or something close. Thought I was screwed but Spurs went on a flurry and won the gm

[jtoler]

Dallas beat OKC a few years back at OKC down 15 with 3 minutes left, that's a far bigger meltdown than Clips game 6 as far as time and points.

[amrit]

^^ Definitely a bigger melt down if you're only factoring in time and points....if you're doing that you can find various examples. Memphis collapse vs LAC in game 1 a few years back is worse.

However, the Clippers game 6, with all things considered, being a home close-out game, is the biggest collapse in NBA History.

[Calgunner23]

You can't win with guys like Chris Paul and Blake

Why?

[Calgunner23]

Double post-

[jjgold]

Let's compare it to Yanks blowing 3-1 series lead vs Sox years back with that epic run. By no means are Clips or even Rocks on par with those organizations. Sox never down 7/8.runs late in a closeout gm either but still one of the most impressive comebacks and epic collapses in sports post season history and nobody would ever call the Yanks cursed! Boston ironically wore that badge of honor. Lol

Clippers much more of a collpase

They can never recover

[jtoler]

There have been many big comebacks, Clips came back from down 21 against Memphis a few years ago. They were down 24 with 8 min. to go before going on a 28-3 run.

[nyplayer33]

blake was awful

[R.P. McMurphy]

Goldie I was mainly using Yanks as example because they truly were a great team but not one anyone would ever call cursed. Many collapses have happened but not because of any curse or voodoo b.s. Clippers just have a lot of flaws just as the Rockets do as well and certainly not a great team either. Both teams played like shit for half this series it just so happens the Clips did it on backend when it mattered most.

[Ghenghis Kahn]

There have been many big comebacks, Clips came back from down 21 against Memphis a few years ago. They were down 24 with 8 min. to go before going on a 28-3 run.

there have been many big comebacks out of how many thousands of game though?

0.1% means it happens 1 out of 1000 times so yes it happens.

[jjgold]

goldie i was mainly using yanks as example because they truly were a great team but not one anyone would ever call cursed. Many collapses have happened but not because of any curse or voodoo b.s. Clippers just have a lot of flaws just as the rockets do as well and certainly not a great team either. Both teams played like shit for half this series it just so happens the clips did it on backend when it mattered most.

1000% blame on coach..he should be fired

[KiDBaZkiT]

1000% blame on coach..he should be fired

It was all Jamal Crawford in game 6. Go watch the tape. He single handedly shot the Rockers back in the game not Josh Smith common misconception.

[jtoler]

there have been many big comebacks out of how many thousands of game though?

0.1% means it happens 1 out of 1000 times so yes it happens.

Trust me a 19 pt lead has a better than .1% chance of losing. Many factors involved to even put a percentage on two particular teams at a given moment.

[jjgold]

It was all Jamal Crawford in game 6. Go watch the tape. He single handedly shot the Rockers back in the game not Josh Smith common misconception.

thats poor coaching..Doc did nothing

[Ghenghis Kahn]

the whole team played like shit in the 4th quarter and doc had a brainfart in letting josh smith shoot wide open 3s instead of putting him on the line.

it all goes back to the clippers not having a bench and the starters being tired. they stopped playing defense in the 4th quarter and that's due to tired legs. if they want to make it to the next level they need a better bench.

[KiDBaZkiT]

thats poor coaching..Doc did nothing

Ofcourse he didnt. He was orders to lose. Besides, Rockets are just the better all around team told all these*cp3 loving weenies the guy is only a real threat in regular season. DeAndre Jordan for his size is an awful and UNWILLING defender. Blake Griffin is a two trick pony and plays with so much physicality he makes it tough on himself I'm easy spots late in games. Who else did they have? Nobody. Rockets have Harden who is more of a scoring threat than co3 ever was or will be and despite what espn tells u the beard is just as good a passer. That right there gives Houston the edge. Plus u factor in Howard who say what u want is twice the defender of DeAngay Jordan. Jason Terry is a recent Nba champion, more recent than any of those, oh wait, none of the Clips have rings or even been to a finals. Brewer was a harder worker than anybody off La's bench and it showed in the stats. Could go on for days. Clips were lucky to take it 7.