The Los Angeles Clippers are going to have to get serious, soon, and isn’t that a bummer for all of us? Chris Paul was born serious, he was probably barking out orders and waving off screeners in his elementary school days, but the rest of the team loves to revel in transition meandering, jacked-up perimeter bombs, and more per-possession lobs (the faster-paced Denver Nuggets actually top the Clippers overall) than anyone in the NBA. That love comes with a function, too, as these moves are often the quickest point between a possession and a score for players like DeAndre Jordan, Ryan Hollins, and to a lesser extent Jamal Crawford and Blake Griffin. In the team’s penultimate game of the season on Tuesday , all were in fine form as the Clippers wowed the home crowd with their typical derring-do in a win over the Portland Trail Blazers. And though the game was just one of two on during Tuesday night, and nationally televised (with Marv Albert behind the microphone), it reminded of the best late night NBA League Pass action we’ve enjoyed over the last few years from this group.
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