Los AngelesClippers
107
San AntonioSpurs
92
Ok, I didn’t predict this. Call me a Spurs homer. Call me an apologist. But despite the Clippers’ owning of the three-seed, in no way did I think they would dismantle San Antonio in the first game of the Playoffs.
Chris Paul went for 32 points against the battalion-based defensive scheme that Coach Popovich threw at him. That is surprising. I honestly thought that by using Danny Green’s size and Cory Joseph’s energy, would counterbalance any deficiencies the Spurs would display when playing Paul heads-up with Tony Parker.