Only one conference semifinals series needs the full seven games, with the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Clippers due to clash Sunday afternoon.
Los Angeles once held a 3-1 series lead, but that feels like a lifetime ago after Houston won Game 5 by 21 points and then outscored the Clippers 40-15 in the fourth quarter en route to a 12-point Game 6 win. For LA and, particularly, Chris Paul, who's unfairly knocked for his team's early playoff exits, bowing out in the second round will be a massive disappointment.
For both teams, the result of Game 7 might serve as the tipping-off point for a busy offseason of personnel moves. Both teams are angling to prove they can win as currently constructed and don't necessitate any tweaks in order to contend.
Bleacher Report's Kevin Ding wrote that the nature of the Clippers' Game 6 collapse illustrated a few of the aspects of his game in which Blake Griffin needs to work:
But then the Clippers lost control in areas Griffin hasn't grown as much in as others: mental toughness, closing games, facing up and creating his own shots, defense.
Some of the ...
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NBA Playoffs 2015: TV Info, Predictions for Rockets-Clippers Game 7
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