This was the year I happened to get really into basketball & the Clippers specifically. I vividly remember watching this series and was actually looking back on it a couple days ago with fond memory. Thanks for this video. This series turned me into a basketball fan for life.
Man Chris Paul is such a legend.... It's such a shame he doesn't have a ring because he has some great playoff moments. It's just never really come together for him. His game 7 in this series was epic. Privilege to watch.
the clippers averaged 20 attempts from 3 this series. the spurs averaged 26 attempts in the 2024 regular season, the FEWEST attempts is 30 per game the most is 51 per game and the average for the league right now is 36 attempts per game definitely a different time
@RWTW2306 People and pundit say Warriors and Curry ruined basketball the prob are not GSW and Curry the problem is team who copy GSW and wanna be players who imitate Curry . Curry cannot be copied he is unique.
So memorable & nostalgic for so many reasons. I was a clippers fan heavy but my family ordered the ‘Floyd v Manny’ fight i remember sneaking off to watch this game in my room while everyone was in the living room watching the fight. Legendary day.
I think that series was better than this one actually, several OT games, Gordon and Allen going at it, Rose vs Rondo, big baby and Truth hitting clutch shots for the Cs, Gordon matching them. All around one of the greatest series I’ve ever seen
Duncan put up impressive numbers in this series despite his age… Kawhi went MIA in this series and no other player stepped up to the plate.. CP3 went bananas in that game 7 ✔️
as a diehard Clippers fan from far country (Philippines to be exact) and just watching in TV every game this series is the best Clipper series I've watched next to the Clips vs Jazz series that Clippers finally stepped in WCF stage
Living in San Antonio now, originally from Florida. These people are crazy about these Spurs they still talk about them referring to this squad. Tony Parker, Kawhi, Danny Green. And they ABSOLUTELY GO NUTS about Duncan and Ginobli 😂😂😂😂 honestly about 5-6 Manu Paintings on the side of buildings and a couple restaurants.
This was total cinema. The defending champion Spurs who were finally healthy for once that year, going up against the best of those Lob City Clipper teams. It did not disappoint one bit.
Sick edit, that was an awesome series, its always crazy to me when series come down to one possession almost every game. I see Hack a Jordan in full effect dude is missing in key moments lol. If he only took the damn time to learn to shoot free throws his presence in key moments could have swung games their way and possibly could have won a title with that squad barring injuries. Crawford, Reddick, Barnes, Jordan, Blake, CP3, Rivers, Davis is a pretty solid rotation. And of course CP3 always injured lol
It’s insane how the clippers really should have 3 championships right now (this year, 2020 bubble, and 2021) but wasted it all away with blown 3-1 leads or Kawhi getting hurt in 2021. I think this one or 2021 was there best chance.
@@lorddj9910 in 2015? Not a guaranteed but the 2015 nba was very weak and a young warriors team would beat a hurt cavs team in 6. 2015, 2020, and 2021 playoffs were there for the taking for them.
@DeboW-m3x Exactly, people don't realize that GSW beating that the Hospital Cleveland team in 2015 gave them motivation for 2016. Clippers most likely gave GSW a much better run than choking Harden
Yeah but you knew they weren't gonna win the title that year. Championship teams don't lose the last game of the regular season when winning meant getting #2 seed and losing meant getting #6 seed. Other than Old Man Riverwalk Duncan himself, I didn't feel like they had the necessary fire to get it done.
This series is a great example of the bias that was David Stern's NBA. Officiating was so poor it led to so many Clippers comebacks this game. So many touch fouls on the Clippers you can even see them in these highlights. And I bet all these LA fans who probably werent even watching live are gonna come at me in the comments section
Im not a fan of the Los Angeles Clippers,but these team that was assembled,has too be one of the best ive ever seen or maybe the best ive seen to not win a championship,But the Big dogs won this series,San Antonio Spurs fan all day!!
Tim Duncan vs Chris Paul in round one. That's the difference between today's nba and back then nba. No first round matchups in the 80s or 90s was even watchable. Fast forward a few decades later you have a finals worthy matchup in the first round.
Yes Chris Paul did indeed ignore Blake Griffin high five And I didn’t know why he did that BRo hahahaha I mean after they won such a strong series Against the mighty Spurs BRo hahahaha 😆😆😆😆🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🏀🏀🏀🏀🔥🔥🔥🔥✌🏽🤘🏽💯✅
This is the best clippers team, blake griffin and deandre jordan are still prime strenghts and good guards like chris paul and jamal crawford, but the ball is so round and they just lack in the end..
Forget about Ciippers that year they choked against Houston....that Spurs team was deep!...if they managed to make it to wcf that year Warriors wouldn't won that year.....
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What other interesting playoffs series would you want me to feature in future videos ?
Hornets vs Heat 2016 1st rd
celtics vrs heat 2011
great video keep up with the great work as always and Orl vs CLE 24 first round, Bos vs IND EFC 24, or IND vs NYK second round 24
thunder vs mavs 2011 WCF
Boston vs bulls 2009 1st rd
This was the year I happened to get really into basketball & the Clippers specifically. I vividly remember watching this series and was actually looking back on it a couple days ago with fond memory. Thanks for this video. This series turned me into a basketball fan for life.
@@varthvarth that’s awesome to hear ! And thanks for watching bro 👏🏼
wtf same it was the first finals i watched
Lol bots
Man Chris Paul is such a legend....
It's such a shame he doesn't have a ring because he has some great playoff moments. It's just never really come together for him.
His game 7 in this series was epic. Privilege to watch.
He doesn't show up when it counts. There were several times he completely choked, just like James Harden.
@@Dr_Manhattan_Phdhe showed up in this video lmao
@@Dr_Manhattan_Phdname the times
@@TheIcemanthomasclutch paul’s epic moment where he SLASHED luka doncheeks minor lead down to only 42
@@Blaze42020while being 50 years old out of his prime. Maybe don't sct like a sped 12 y/o and use your head to think instead of your emotions.
Clippers win looks even more impressive when you remember they played under coach Rivers
That might be the reason Spurs almost snatched this 😂😂😂😂
They were so talented. CP3 Blake DAJ Reddick Barnes Crawford and a whole bunch of known entities on the bench ... plus Austin Rivers.
CP３ was the real coach on the court. Doc was just sitting there. Nobody knew why.
@@torpedospurs But that Spurs team was really good too
As a young clippers fan this is one of the best moments sports wise I can remember. I’m glad it’s appreciated
Coaches in suits. No sponsors on jerseys. Teams not just blindly chucking threes.
We used to be a society
They were already starting to do it. Look at the Spurs players, with their arms out, behind the arc.
@ Starting yes but the post 2015 Warriors-fication was still yet to set in
@TrafalgarLaw-g7e shooting a lot of threes doesnt equal blindy chucking threes
the clippers averaged 20 attempts from 3 this series.
the spurs averaged 26 attempts
in the 2024 regular season, the FEWEST attempts is 30 per game
the most is 51 per game
and the average for the league right now is 36 attempts per game
definitely a different time
@RWTW2306 People and pundit say Warriors and Curry ruined basketball the prob are not GSW and Curry the problem is team who copy GSW and wanna be players who imitate Curry . Curry cannot be copied he is unique.
So memorable & nostalgic for so many reasons. I was a clippers fan heavy but my family ordered the ‘Floyd v Manny’ fight i remember sneaking off to watch this game in my room while everyone was in the living room watching the fight. Legendary day.
That is a great series but Bulls vs Celtics 2009,first round must be up to discussion also
thé séries that KG was injury ??
@@TaybIdriss-is9hs Yeah
I think that series was better than this one actually, several OT games, Gordon and Allen going at it, Rose vs Rondo, big baby and Truth hitting clutch shots for the Cs, Gordon matching them. All around one of the greatest series I’ve ever seen
He probably was too young
Thunder Grizzlies 2014 first round has to be a candidate as well
The fact that this was a first round match up is insane
Duncan put up impressive numbers in this series despite his age… Kawhi went MIA in this series and no other player stepped up to the plate.. CP3 went bananas in that game 7 ✔️
parker was also not healthy but playing. though the same thing can be said about cp3.
Didn't kawhi miss like 1 or 2 games?
as a diehard Clippers fan from far country (Philippines to be exact) and just watching in TV every game this series is the best Clipper series I've watched next to the Clips vs Jazz series that Clippers finally stepped in WCF stage
Glad we got some Pinoy Clipper fans from the Philippines.
39 year old Tim Duncan was really dropping 20 and 10 on prime Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan in this series. #Legend
As a Spurs fan... Barnes, Big Baby, and Austin Rivers drove me crazy in this series. They kept delivering!
Got some hard flash backs. side note this was the best Big Baby ever played since.
Spurs legacy,a gem'sad but,it's a game,cp3 clutch basket,is historic!!!!
It was a very entertaining playoff series to watch, both teams had a great starting lineup and had a top bench that responded when they came off it.
Now that was a Game 7 to remember. Crazy shot by Paul and then Barnes stealing the inbounds.
Living in San Antonio now, originally from Florida. These people are crazy about these Spurs they still talk about them referring to this squad. Tony Parker, Kawhi, Danny Green. And they ABSOLUTELY GO NUTS about Duncan and Ginobli 😂😂😂😂 honestly about 5-6 Manu Paintings on the side of buildings and a couple restaurants.
Bulls vs Celtics way back 2009 was the best there is! almost Half of those games were settled in OT not in regulation time
Facts
This was total cinema. The defending champion Spurs who were finally healthy for once that year, going up against the best of those Lob City Clipper teams. It did not disappoint one bit.
Bulls vs Celtics in 2009 is the GOAT NBA playoff series
Are you counting all the Finals and conference finals, or just using the word GOAT to mean it was really good?
cp3 was beyond his mind in this series.
Keep in mind CP3 was hurt this series
So true, this series is forgotten - but it was a war for the ages
I am fan golden hoops 😊
Blake was dunking all over the place bro
Def was a great series just wish we couldve seen this when TP Duncan and Ginobili were in their primes.
You should create a playlist of these Playoff series and the ones that you already made, it helps while searching for them
This had no business being a first round series but this was back when division records were taken into account
no that wasn't the case the west was so stacked that year. Every team #1st-7th seed had 50+ wins
Yeah I think this series made the NBA rethink the division winner gets top 4 seed
Actually think it’s fair
Sick edit, that was an awesome series, its always crazy to me when series come down to one possession almost every game. I see Hack a Jordan in full effect dude is missing in key moments lol. If he only took the damn time to learn to shoot free throws his presence in key moments could have swung games their way and possibly could have won a title with that squad barring injuries. Crawford, Reddick, Barnes, Jordan, Blake, CP3, Rivers, Davis is a pretty solid rotation. And of course CP3 always injured lol
It’s like NBA FINAL series
What a series, the finely tuned spurs with Leonard coming into his own!
Should have been a wcf or nba finals worth. Man still remember that shot Paul made over Timmy in game 7. Ridiculous. Blake almost broke his back 😅😅
Tim was watching everything Blake was doing truly a goat
i love the playoff videos! awesome vid!
How I forgot how good Blake griffen was my lord
It’s insane how the clippers really should have 3 championships right now (this year, 2020 bubble, and 2021) but wasted it all away with blown 3-1 leads or Kawhi getting hurt in 2021. I think this one or 2021 was there best chance.
2020 was their best chance. Kawhi and PG were healthy and they had a 3-1 lead on the Nuggets in the semis before Pandemic P showed up…
You act like them beating the Warriors was guaranteed.
@@lorddj9910 in 2015? Not a guaranteed but the 2015 nba was very weak and a young warriors team would beat a hurt cavs team in 6. 2015, 2020, and 2021 playoffs were there for the taking for them.
@DeboW-m3x Exactly, people don't realize that GSW beating that the Hospital Cleveland team in 2015 gave them motivation for 2016. Clippers most likely gave GSW a much better run than choking Harden
This team was not beating the 2020 Lakers 😂😂😂 matter fact no team was beating the Lakers that year! 1st seed for a reason
DAMN!!!!! Chris Paul, I owe you an apology, I was not really familiar with your game.
I really enjoyed watching this clipper team
As a Spurs fan this series broke my heart I just in 2nd grade Spurs were up 3-2 and so many chances to win the game.
Yeah but you knew they weren't gonna win the title that year. Championship teams don't lose the last game of the regular season when winning meant getting #2 seed and losing meant getting #6 seed. Other than Old Man Riverwalk Duncan himself, I didn't feel like they had the necessary fire to get it done.
@@torpedospurslooking back now I agree
Man this was the year I thought the Clippers were going to the Finals, but they blew a 3-1 lead to Houston
This series is a great example of the bias that was David Stern's NBA. Officiating was so poor it led to so many Clippers comebacks this game. So many touch fouls on the Clippers you can even see them in these highlights. And I bet all these LA fans who probably werent even watching live are gonna come at me in the comments section
CP my favorite all time player !
Till this day, Reddick is still sliding
You're in for a long night when the Power Forwards throwing lobs to the Center 👀🤒
Seré muy mayor para esto, pero las series de Lakers en el 88 vs Mavs y Jazz fueron tremendas. Lo que sufrieron para llegar a la final.
That game 7 was incredible
TIM DUNCAN AND THE SPURS WERE THE AVENGER'S THAT YEAR💪😅😂
Griffin is such a explosive player
Clippers avenged their sweep loss in 2012
73 points scored the 😊whole game 3 is just crazy in todays game
This was when the NBA was fun to watch. None of this constant 3 point shooting every possession.
The jazz nuggets in the bubble was afire first round series.
That clippers v warriors when the clippers won was the best I think
Chris Paul is the best all around PG all time. No weaknesses in his game
This series dunks blew up out 2 buildings. 😂 dayummm
❤❤❤great edits
Im not a fan of the Los Angeles Clippers,but these team that was assembled,has too be one of the best ive ever seen or maybe the best ive seen to not win a championship,But the Big dogs won this series,San Antonio Spurs fan all day!!
I think MIA (an 8th seed) taking down MIL BUCKS (1st seed ) was the most exciting first round I’ve ever seen
Great Great series, this is basketballl at highest level. Now every team just shooting 3s 😢
Beautiful basketball
I think we don't have this kinda playoffs anymore and this is the reason why the ratings are down.
Tim Duncan vs Chris Paul in round one. That's the difference between today's nba and back then nba. No first round matchups in the 80s or 90s was even watchable. Fast forward a few decades later you have a finals worthy matchup in the first round.
That's false. Don't lie because you have some weird vendetta against history. Real hoopers don't do that.
U do realize Jordan played bird and Isiah multiple times in the first and second round 😂😂
@@itsmeflacko1618thats when the bulls were TRASH and had losing records lmao
Lmao the TD pictured in the thumbnail would have eaten the Clippers for lunch.
Yep, this could be the greatest. As a Spurs fan, this was the time I said "i hate cris paul" hahah and now loving him mentoring the young guns
Blake Griffin dunked on Baynes 3 times in the 3rd quarter that’s wild
15:40 Tim Duncan showing emotion? 🤯
When basketball was actually fun to watch
Imagine they could switch their head coaches that year
Golden State Warriors and Mavericks ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
spurs would be back to back champs if they win this series no way spurs choke to that rockets team
i don't think Spurs beat Prime Curry
More playoff series!!!!!
bulls Celtics 2009 was one of the greatest ever.
THAT 103-101 FROM DUNCAN WAS NASTY
Listen the Bulls vs Celtics 2009 is by far the best first round matchup in nba history and its no contest
23:49 Paul ignoring Griffin...🧐
Yes Chris Paul did indeed ignore Blake Griffin high five And I didn’t know why he did that BRo hahahaha I mean after they won such a strong series Against the mighty Spurs BRo hahahaha 😆😆😆😆🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🏀🏀🏀🏀🔥🔥🔥🔥✌🏽🤘🏽💯✅
Paul and Griffin had problems, Griffin wanted the ball more often and Paul disagreed.
as a die hard spurs fan it will always shock me that this clippers iteration never did anything
Warriors v spurs in 2013 was pretty good
Bulls vs Celtics 2009 was greatest 1st round series
And then Clippers lost to Houston. That series also impressive.
i wish wemby win championship wiith spurs
I believe he will. Not one but two or three
Heat bucks 2023 blows this series out the water let’s be honest
I love watching the Spurs but the Clippers awoke SOMETHING in this series.
2021 WCF Suns vs Clippers and 1994 WCSF Jazz vs Nuggets
"First round"
2021 sucked. Tons of free throws
@@BrightNights645 cp3 dropped 41 points on a RUclips podcaster in a close out game
Chris Paul's magnum opus. Edit that shot at 13.3 seconds was NOT a foul.
Marco Belinelli was a sniper
yes
When SA lost game 6 I knew they might have blown it. Great game 7 though
NBA died the next year when Steph Curry changed the game
Sorry to say but 2009 round 1 celtics vs bulls is the wildest and greatest series for me
This is the best clippers team, blake griffin and deandre jordan are still prime strenghts and good guards like chris paul and jamal crawford, but the ball is so round and they just lack in the end..
The kings vs gsw also went game 7
9 year later,Leonard play for clippers😮😅
If Chris was healthy that team goes to the finals
Nah warriors would have cooked them
Doc Rivers special since 2014
I love this fucking series
I still believe the Warriors should have played the Clips or the Spurs instead. Rockets were a mistake.
Prime Blake
Forget about Ciippers that year they choked against Houston....that Spurs team was deep!...if they managed to make it to wcf that year Warriors wouldn't won that year.....
Prime Blake Griffin 🐂
1 of the best .while lebron played hawks in the ECF.led by jeff teague
Damn u obsessed with bron
@ just lucky played his 1st 15 yrs in a weak conference full of bad teams losing records still reach playoffs, obsessed of truth, I am
@@ArisTalion nope east was stacked lebron just dominated them so bad he made them look weak same thing with Jordan and his finals competition
@ No reply, I'm waiting to ur fantasy
@ why his underachieved against a lone team from the west
Barnes😮