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The Phoenix Suns are one win away from clinching their first NBA finals appearance in 28 years.
But as Game 5 of the Western Conference finals showed, that one win might as well be light years away from the Suns’ light, because the history-making Los Angeles Clippers are still here, and here to stay.
Playing without Kawhi Leonard for the seventh straight game, Paul George once again took over with a playoff career-high 41 points on an incredibly efficient 15-of-20 clip to send the series back to LA for Game 6.
Head coach Ty Lue, a man rapidly building up his reputation as the playoffs move along, made another quick adjustment following the injury of big man Ivica Zubac, and unleashed former All-Star DeMarcus Cousins for a crucial 15-point spurt.
Meanwhile, fearless scorer Reggie Jackson has practically guaranteed himself a nice payday in the off-season following another efficient 23-point outing on 8-of-14 shooting.
The Clippers are giving it all they have got with what personnel they have left, and former Clipper Chris Paul is fully aware of the tough climb left in front of him and his team.
“I don’t wanna talk about 3-1,” he said after winning Game 4. “I don’t have a good experience with that.”
Sure enough, the caution was warranted as the Suns lost Game 5 despite 31 points from Devin Booker and 22 from Paul.
After ending a 51-year conference finals drought, the Clippers are just sailing further into uncharted waters with every game that passes by, and they really have nothing to lose at this point.
Will the Suns bring the heat and finally lift their leader Paul to his first career finals appearance, or will the Clippers level the field one more time and force a winner-take-all Game 7?
Game time is 9 am on Thursday, July 1, Manila time.
– Rappler.com
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