WEST: CONF. SEMI-FINALS
LAC Leads 2-0(2) LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS vs. (3) NEW ORLEANS HORNETS Staples Center - Los Angeles, CA May 10, 2011 Matchups Eric Bledsoe PG Chris Paul Eric Gordon SG Marcus Thornton Wilson Chandler SF Trevor Ariza Blake Griffin PF David West Ben Wallace C Emeka Okafor REMEMBER ME?
THE FACTS: There was a buzz even before tip-off after all of the recent news that have just happened. Baron Davis and GM KidJustin are currently suspended while two Clippers were handed awards before the game as Blake Griffin won the Rookie of the Year Award and Head Coach Vinny Del Negro won the Coach of the Year Award.
The Clippers started off hot, feeding of the emotions of the fans and the high intensity in the newly crowned Rookie of the Year. The Clippers were perfect beyond the arc and Blake Griffin was dominating in the paint. But the Hornets stayed close as David West was putting in a hard days work to keep up with Griffin. Unfortunately the Clippers near perfect first half was slightly diminished with Blake Griffin getting into foul trouble. Eric Gordon and the bench stepped up when Griffin was on the bench, but the Hornets were having an easier time. Gordon took on the scoring load with Griffin on the bench and the ball distributions as Baron Davis was serving his 1-game suspensions. In the 3Q however, right when the Clippers thought they were going to take control, Willie Green came off the bench for the Hornets and dropped 16 Points in the quarter alone to help the Hornets get their first lead of the game. The Clippers were able to tie it up again with some more 3PT shooting, but a Chris Paul And-1 play put the Hornets up going into the 4Q. The 4Q was close, but still looked to be in the Hornets control. When all of the starters finally returned, including Blake Griffin, the Clippers were able to swing the momentum and finally tie the game. The Clippers would take the lead late in the game, but a tough layup by Marcus Thornton would tie the game up again with 9 seconds left. After a Clippers timeout, Eric Gordon was dribble away the seconds at the top of the arc. With only 1 second remaining Eric Gordon took the shot and drained it to give the Clippers a win in Game 2 as they send nightmares to the Hornets reminding them of the same situation on the last game of the season between the two teams.
THE STAT: The Clippers shot a perfect 6 for 6 from beyond the arc in the 1Q
QUOTABLE: Ralph Lawler, "Gordon at the top of the key, fasten your seat belts gang, we're going down to the wire!"
Mike Smith, "He needs to go now! The time is running out!"
Ralph Lawler, "Are you worried Mike Smith?"
Mike Smith, "Me? No nev...there he goes!"
Ralph Lawler, "Eric Gordon with a 3 Pointer at the buzzer in Marcus Thornton's face......BINGOOOO!!!!!"
Mike Smith, "Yeaa!!"
Ralph Lawler, "Oh me, Oh my! What a shot by the young Eric Gordon....heh..and you were worried Mike Smith..."
HOT: Clippers first half 3PT shooting, 10 for 12 or 83%, in the 1Q they shot a perfect 6 for 6
NOT: Marcus Thornton continues to put up the points, but does it so ineffectively, including going 2-10 from 3PT tonight
GOOD MOVE: With 9 seconds remaining in a tied game, Eric Gordon dribbles in front of Marcus Thornton, the clock is at 1 and Gordon finally makes his move, a 3PT shot in Thornton's face, its good! The Clippers win!
BAD MOVE: Wilson Chandler threw a lob for Blake Griffin on the break, but losing the grip made Griffin miss the slam
Injuries: N/AFinal Score:
(2) LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS (129) - (3) NEW ORLEANS HORNETS (126)
Player of the Game:
Eric Gordon
32 Points, 6 Assists - Game WinnerPressbook Create-A-Caption
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Create a caption that fits either of the follow photos:Photo: Ben Wallace and Marcus Thornton get tangled up
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Conf. Semi-Finals - Game 2 Recap
West:
(1) OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER vs. (5) LOS ANGELES LAKERS - Lakers Lead 2-0HEADLINE: KD ineffective as Lakers take a 2-0 lead
East:
(1) MIAMI HEAT vs. (4) CHICAGO BULLS - Heat Lead 2-0HEADLINE: LeBron with another near triple-double (24pts,14reb,8ast) in another win, but lose Mike Miller
(2) BOSTON CELTICS vs. (3) ATLANTA HAWKS - Series Tied 1-1HEADLINE: Defensive game forced OT as Hawks tie series
Bracketology:
...i know it will be late, but i'll post it later
Hornets will win one, but I think Clippers in 5.
