Kevin Durant has been the best player in the NBA this season. In all likelihood Durant will receive his first regular season MVP award in the next few days. However, Chris Paul stole the show in game one of the Los Angeles Clippers and Oklahoma City Thunders second-round showdown.
Chris was up and down during the Clippers first-round series against the Golden State Warriors. Perhaps Donald Sterling's brash of racist comments was too much for the all-star point-guard to overcome. Chris is a high ranking member of the NBA Players Association as well as a member of the team Sterling owns. Not only has he been forced to deal with the backlash the incident has caused, but Chris is also expected to be a leader at this time.
Chris jumped all over the Thunder in the first quarter. He scored 17 points including 5-5 from three point range. After one period the Clippers held a 39-25 lead. Tonight Chris showed why he is considered by many to be the best point-guard in the NBA. He finished with 32 points, 10 assist and only two turnovers. The Clippers biggest question coming into the series was how is a hobbled Chris Paul going to contain Russell Westbrook? Tonight Westbrook was the one frustrated and confused for much of the evening.
The Clippers offense was unstoppable for most of the game. Los Angeles scored 104 points through three quarters. The 122-105 final score is not indicative of how dominant the Clippers were in game one.
Oklahoma City has shown a great deal of resiliency over the past two postseasons. Durant and Westbrook are at their best backed against a wall. The young guns from the Midwest will come out firing in game two. The Thunder must keep Paul under wraps to have any shot at winning this series.
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