PLAYA VISTA, Calif. — The Los Angeles Clippers' media day brought with it a predictable peppering of questions concerning the team's fourth-quarter collapse in Game 5 of last season's second-round series against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
What went wrong? What could they have done differently? What did they learn from that heartbreaking—and, ultimately, championship chase-ending—experience?
"I understand last year we had a great opportunity, and Game 5 was horrible," Chris Paul recalled. "It’s no secret why we lost Game 5, but I think this year gives us an opportunity to get right back there."
Presumably, Paul will be the one to lead the way. After all, this Clippers team has been his since he first arrived in the fall of 2011. Among the team's talented trio, including Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan, he's easily the most veteran and the most accomplished, with enough All-Star appearances (seven) and All-NBA (six) and All-Defensive nods (six) to comprise an impressive resume.
What he lacks, of course, is a trip to the conference finals, much less a Larry O'Brien Trophy. As it happens, t ...
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