Chris Paul Putting West on Notice That LA Clippers Are Legit NBA Finals Threat

April 23rd, 2013 by Jimmy Spencer Leave a reply »

Chris Paul doesn’t want to be No. 3.

If Kevin Durant is tired of being second behind LeBron James, then where does that put Paul in the order of current NBA superstars?

The elite point guard of the Los Angeles Clippers puffed out his chest a little further on Monday night in a bold fourth-quarter finish that culminated with a last-second, how-did-he-do-that winning basket against the Memphis Grizzlies.

Don’t hand the West over to Durant’s Oklahoma City Thunder just yet; that other guy just doled out a powerful warning.

"Hey world, I’m Chris Paul, and maybe it’s my turn."

Paul's masterpiece—a running, one-handed jumper that came amidst gridlock—sank the Grizzlies in the final seconds of Game 2 and easily became the greatest early highlight of this postseason.

Paul’s drive past Tony Allen and shot that somehow sank over Darrell Arthur with 0.1 seconds remaining revealed the clutch abilities of a guy who hasn’t had much opportunity to deliver on ...

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