NBA Playoffs Rd 1: (4) Los Angeles Clippers vs. (5) Memphis Grizzlies

[King Taharqa]

[4] Los Angeles Clippers (56-26)

PG-#3 Chris Paul

Wake Forest '05

6'0 175 lbs

16.9 PPG 3.7 RPG 9.7 APG 2.4 SPG 32.8 3PT% 88.5 FT%

SG-#1 Chauncey "Mr. Big Shot" Billups

Colorado '97

6'3 215 lbs

8.4 PPG 1.5 RPG 2.2 APG 36.7 3PT%

SF-#5 Caron Butler

UCONN '02

6'7 220 lbs

10.4 PPG 2.9 RPG 1.0 APG 38.8 3PT%

PF-#32 Blake Griffin

Oklahoma '09

6'10 252 lbs

18.0 PPG 8.3 RPG 3.7 APG 53.8 FG%

C-#6 DeAndre Jordan

Texas A&M '08

6'11 265 lbs

8.8 PPG 7.2 RPG 1.4 BPG 64.3 FG%

BENCH

PG-#12 Eric Bledsoe

SG-#11 Jamal Crawford

SF-#33 Grant Hill

SF-#22 Matt Barnes

PF-#7 Lamar Odom

C-#21 Ronny Turiaf

HEAD COACH

Vinny Del Neegro

[King Taharqa]

[5] Memphis Grizzlies (56-26)

PG-#11 Mike Conley

Ohio State '07

6'1 185 lbs

14.6 PPG 2.8 RPG 6.1 APG 36.2 3PT%

SG-#9 Tony Allen

Oklahoma State '04

6'4 213 lbs

8.9 PPG 4.6 RPG 1.2 APG

SF-#21 Tayshaun Prince

Kentucky '01

6'9 215 lbs

10.4 PPG 4.4 RPG 2.4 APG

PF-#50 Zach "Z-Bo" Randolph

Michigan State '01

6'9 260 lbs

15.4 PPG 11.2 RPG 1.4 APG

C-#33 Marc Gasol

SPAIN '07

7'1 265 lbs

14.1 PPG 7.8 RPG 4.0 APG

BENCH

PG-#7 Jerryd Bayless

SG-#55 Keyon Dooling

SF-#20 Quincy Poindexter

PF-#32 Ed Davis

C-#30 Jon Leur

HEAD COACH

Lionel Hollins

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Last year the Clipps surprised me by upsetting the higher seeded Memphis Grizzlies. This year, I expect them to win. The Clippers along with Paul, Blake, J Crawford, & DeAndre are looking to prove they can go even further this year than their magical season in 2012. Memphis has had a solid season behind Marc Gasol, and Tayshaun Prince has filled in nicely for Rudy Gay who was traded, but I don't see them getting by LA. Clippers in 6.

[CarolinaNCSU]

It all comes down to Allen on Paul in crunch time. Rudy Gay isn't around to screw Memphis this year, but i'll still take LA in 7.

[Kevin Greene]

Clips in 7.

[ZB1224]

Grizz in 6

Halfcourt basketball.

[Guest]

Clippers in six for me.

[King Taharqa]

Live from downtown LA.....it's the Clipps!

[Kevin Greene]

Live from downtown LA.....it's the Clipps!

Sort of an interesting turn around for LA. 1st round HOME Playoff goes to the Clips as that other teams hits the road.

[Kevin Greene]

That was a thing of beauty CP3.

LA all day.

[nickzz]

holy tits

[nickzz]

[Kevin Greene]

Impressive win by the Grizzlies.

I feel bad for Chris Paul, traded to the Lakers and all but guaranteed a Finals appearance, only to be denied by Stern and sent to one of the worst organizations in basketball.

CP3 left it all out their on the court, oh what could have been.

[Hawk]

pretty sure this is just what the commish had in mind when he blocked the CP3 trade to the Lakers.

 

[carolina-chuck]

Amazing aggressive game tonight. Go Grizzs!!!