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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

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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/A


Final Score:
(2) LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS (129) - (3) NEW ORLEANS HORNETS (126)

Player of the Game:
Eric Gordon

32 Points, 6 Assists - Game Winner

Pressbook





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CP3: Yeah, look at the shiny ball Blake, you never gonna get it!

Game recap layout inspired by dare and George7

Conf. Semi-Finals - Game 2 Recap

West:
(1) OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER vs. (5) LOS ANGELES LAKERS - Lakers Lead 2-0
HEADLINE: KD ineffective as Lakers take a 2-0 lead

East:
(1) MIAMI HEAT vs. (4) CHICAGO BULLS - Heat Lead 2-0
HEADLINE: 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 1-1
HEADLINE: Defensive game forced OT as Hawks tie series

Bracketology:

Last edited by KidJustin on Fri Jun 17, 2011 5:22 pm, edited 1 time in total.

wow...I complete forgot about the rest of the Gone Fishin' for the 1st round ...i know it will be late, but i'll post it later

What the fuck with Thunder?
Nice win Hornets will win one, but I think Clippers in 5.
God, please don't repeat this BINGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
I remember David buzzer-beater against C's and this freaking BINGOOOOOOOOOOOOOO after it..

CAC: Easy down bro.

Guess what, Gordon just got it off on time
But hey! Great way to open up the series!
Why in the world are the Heat up 2-0 against the Bulls?

nice game winner! im guessing you jumped literally when the ball got inside the net

CaC: Ben, thats not how you do the tombstone piledriver!

Gordon had a couple of game-winners in the regular season, right? Superb job!

Bulls-eye!Great job winning this one on the end!
CAC:"That's the move to finish this dance!Tango baby!"

Damn,we're down 2-0,but now that the series shift to Chicago,it's time for us to strike back!

OK. So I realized references to Lorenzen Wright's ghost don't win any CAC's.

Here's my entry: "Guess Wallace and Thornton both have magnetic personalities."

Valdis, i dont know man...even when i want to test something in the offseason so i sim (but dont save)...the lakers usually beat the thunder, even sweep sometimes

Thierry •, @the buzzer...from what i can remember he made the shot against the Grizz...but review showed he didn't make it...and then he had a buzzer beater that counted against the same Hornets in the reg season

Eric Gordon is clearly my closer, he's also averaging the most points in the post-season...he's have a better playoffs than Blake

George7, normally i would be worried, but after coming back from 0-3, i BULLeve in anything!

Eric is a kind of guy you can depend on the final minutes from my perspective. He is a great player, and you are having a great season. Nice win.

The Playoffs have not been a disappointment for the fans, as exciting game after exciting game continue to play into the drama of the NBA Finals. But there are some teams that could be feeling disappointment, as some just could not make it and are eliminated in the playoffs. The only thing they have to look forward to now is that they are...Gone Fishin'!

In this edition: SAN ANTONIO SPURS Coach Gregg Popovich, Tim Duncan, and Manu Ginobili


UTAH JAZZ Coach Jerry Sloan, Devin Harris, and Andrei Kirilenko


DETROIT PISTONS Chris Kaman and Rip Hamilton


INDIANA PACERS President Larry Bird and Danny Granger


A VERY disappointed ORLANDO MAGIC Dwight Howard and Gilbert Arenas

@ last gone fishing, did you made it?

again @ the gone fishin'!

Oh,Dwight Howard came to Greece 2 days ago at an adidas store to leave his handprint in the store.
Man, he was indeed huge!He signed us autographs and then went to souvenir shops in Greece where he gave a show!! Especially the moment where he put on an ancient Greek helmet and yelled to all of us and the media who were there "This is Sparta!"

Oh, sweet... at Detroit.

Too bad Kaman gone fishin' ahead of his former teammates.

Valdis, yup i made all of them

George7, i know...i've seen him play a few times against the Clippers....he makes Blake look small

Thierry •, no love for the spurs?

µTorrent, @ least he's happy in his hometown...gun fishing!

Agent Zero seems really depressed -.-

Cruzerr, he should be....the original photo is from his mug shot for the gun thing

Thierry •, no love for the spurs?

Well yeah, it sucks, but the Pistons one is hilarious

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Here's the video of the moment I told you. Would have upload it as well, but got a crappy take with my cam. but found this one!

WEST: CONF. SEMI-FINALS LAC Leads 2-1
(3) NEW ORLEANS HORNETS		vs.		(2) LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
New Orleans Arena - New Orleans, LA
May 12, 2011
Matchups
Chris Paul		PG	Baron Davis
Marcus Thornton		SG	Eric Gordon
Trevor Ariza		SF	Wilson Chandler
David West		PF	Blake Griffin
Emeka Okafor		C	Ben Wallace

CLIPPERS STUNG



THE FACTS: The quickly started in the Hornets favor as Blake Griffin already got a foul and his first two shots blocked. The Hornets focused their defense on the Clippers stars Griffin and Gordon, which forced other Clippers to step up. The Clippers were keeping close, but in trouble if they had to rely on the unsure hands of Ben Wallace and Ike Diogu scoring in the paint. The Hornets lead by Marcus Thornton's 16 first half points got them ahead by 14 points in the first half. But with smart floor leading by Baron Davis, who had just returned from his suspension, was able to find the players in the right positions and cut the lead down to 2 by halftime. In the 3Q it appeared like a new team on the floor as the Clippers were finally hitting some 3 Pointers, momentum was clearly on their side and it was lead by Griffin, who was working on a triple-double or maybe even a quadruple-double with the all-around game he was having. But the Hornets never fell behind by too much for too long and with Trevor Ariza making clutch play after clutch play the Hornets were able to regain the lead late in the 4Q. Trevor Ariza hit a 3Pointer to give them a 2 point lead with less than a minute remaining. Then after a defensive stop Eric Gordon blocked Chris Paul's layup, but the referees called a foul on Wilson Chandler and put Chris Paul on the line who increased the lead to 4. Another defensive stop by Trevor Ariza forced the Clippers to foul and then down by 6 the Clippers went with a 3Point line up. Nick Young drilled a shot from deep, but the referees said his foot was on the line, making it only a 2. Another foul and Chris Paul iced the game by making his first and missing the second to let time run out.

THE STAT: Blake Griffin got a triple-double with 12 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists and almost had a chance at a quadruple-double with his 6 blocked shots

QUOTABLE: Chris Paul, "We just keep fighting and we are in it. We are still in this series."

HOT: Blake Griffin struggled on offense, but filled up his stats in other categories, 12 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 steals, 6 blocks

NOT: Wilson Chandler could not buy a basket tonight going 3 for 16 from the field and only 1 for 4 from 3 Point land

GOOD MOVE: Blake Griffin tipped the ball away and got it on the break for a windmill jam


BAD MOVE: Eric Bledsoe had a wide open dunk on the break away, but complete missed it with no one around him


Injuries: N/A


Final Score:
(3) NEW ORLEANS HORNETS (101) - (2) LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS (96)

Player of the Game:
Trevor Ariza

20 Points, 6 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 3 Steals

Pressbook



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Photo: David West gets the ball stripped

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Guess Wallace and Thornton both have magnetic personalities.

Game recap layout inspired by dare and George7

Conf. Semi-Finals - Game 3 Recap

West:
(1) OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER vs. (5) LOS ANGELES LAKERS - Lakers Lead 2-1
HEADLINE: Durant score 28 in a close game

East:
(1) MIAMI HEAT vs. (4) CHICAGO BULLS - Heat Lead 3-0
HEADLINE: Bulls faced with another 0-3

(2) BOSTON CELTICS vs. (3) ATLANTA HAWKS - Celtics Lead 2-1
HEADLINE: KG gets homecourt back for the Celtics

Bracketology:

*my fraps messed up for some reason and I thought I was taking pressbook photos...but i wasnt!

Last edited by KidJustin on Mon Jun 20, 2011 4:21 am, edited 1 time in total.

BARON: Hey you!Raise your hands or I'll shoot!
PAUL: Uhm, Baron, I'm afraid that's not how you steal a ball.

CAC:Davis: "Freeze!! What do you think you're doing?!"
West:"I did nothing!!Tell him Chris!"
Paul:"Oh boy..." *get's the ball and dribbles away*

I still Bullieve!! We're going to look each game separately and go for the best!

Hornets are a tough opposition.You better win one on the road,or else you could face troubles!

Love the gone fishin pics.. and that bledsoe breakaway blooper is