If the Los Angeles Clippers are to jump start their comeback from two games down in the Western Conference semifinals, point guard Chris Paul will need to emerge as the catalyst Los Angeles has lacked through two games in San Antonio.
After proving to be the best player on the floor during the Clippers' opening-round triumph over the Memphis Grizzlies, Paul has been nothing short of average during the San Antonio Spurs' two wins to open this series.
In Games 1 and 2, Paul has averaged just 8.0 points and 7.5 assists, while turning the ball over at an uncharacteristically high rate of 6.5 times a game. During the regular season, the typically careful-minded Paul averaged just 2.2 turnovers a game.
The Spurs are partly to blame, as their defense has done an admirable job at limiting Paul's effectiveness in both the half-court and transition game thus far. He's been forced to take chances in the half court that he wouldn't normally make.
Somehow, someway, Paul needs to find the form he displayed during the Clippers' opening-round win over Memphis.
Against the Grizzles, Paul averaged a solid 20.4 points ...
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