The Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Clippers are playing in LA at the Staples Center for Game 3 of their NBA playoffs matchup on Friday night and the game starts up at 10:30 pm ET on ESPN and will be streaming from the WatchESPN website with a live stream and with the series tied 1-1, both Kevin Durant and Chris Paul will be looking to get the advantage in the conference semis.
The game has plenty of intrigue with the return to LA and the whole Sterling situation and now LA is on the ropes a bit after getting beat soundly in Game 2 following the performance from MVP Kevin Durant and now things are a best of five between the two teams and this matchup could be crucial. Jamal Crawford won an award for the Clips this year as the sixth man and he will be looking to have an impact on the game, while Chris Paul and Blake Griffin are looking to bounce back after winning Game 1 and that was a great performance from the point guard, as he had over 30 points and eight threes in the matchup.
The Thunder got what they needed from their MVP and his right hand man in the game on Wednesday, as Durant had 32 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists and that wasn't even the best performance, as Russell Westbrook added 31 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for a triple double and now those two players will be the main focus for the Clippers as they try to shut things down. The OKC players were motivated after Durant won the MVP award and he also personally called out each of them during his speech and now they are hoping it can carry over into Game 3.
Crawford was shut down in Game 2, putting up only seven points and making just two of 18 shots and if he can rebound, the Clippers will have a much better chance at winning. The Clippers mess is starting to turn into a big one, as the Sterling's are clinging to their racism and refusing to sell and that's not just Donald, his peach of a wide Shelly said she wants to retain her ownership of the team and that she's no racist, but she is though. Just do some research. But she still plans to be at the game and that could be distracting for her team, which she claims to care oh so much about. The minority tenants in her Sterling-owned buildings though? Na, forget about that. Shelly, a true American right here.
But back to basketball. JJ Redick led the Clippers in the last game with 18 points and DeAndre Jordan had eight rebounds while Paul added 11 assists and those players will have to perform better on Friday night to get the win at home after losing by 11 in the last game and for the most part the matchup was not close. The game 4 matchup will be on Sunday in the afternoon and the Thunder are looking to take two games in a row after dropping the first matchup and both teams are hoping to avoid playing another seven game series, so this matchup is huge for the two teams.
