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Top Five LA Clippers Plays of the Decade

By Ethan Smith

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 02: Chris Paul #3 of the Los Angeles Clippers puts up the game winning shot over Tim Duncan #21 of the San Antonio Spurs with one second remaining in Game Seven of the Western Conference quarterfinals the 2015 NBA Playoffs as Clipper Blake Griffin stands by at Staples Center on May 2, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. The Clippers won 111-109 to win the series four games to three. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 02: Chris Paul #3 of the Los Angeles Clippers puts up the game winning shot over Tim Duncan #21 of the San Antonio Spurs with one second remaining in Game Seven of the Western Conference quarterfinals the 2015 NBA Playoffs as Clipper Blake Griffin stands by at Staples Center on May 2, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. The Clippers won 111-109 to win the series four games to three. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) /
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OAKLAND, CA – APRIL 15: Landry Shamet #20 of the LA Clippers makes a three-point shot to take the lead late in the fourth quarter against the Golden State Warriors in Game Two of Round One during the 2019 NBA Playoffs on April 15, 2019 at ORACLE Arena in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA – APRIL 15: Landry Shamet #20 of the LA Clippers makes a three-point shot to take the lead late in the fourth quarter against the Golden State Warriors in Game Two of Round One during the 2019 NBA Playoffs on April 15, 2019 at ORACLE Arena in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Number 2: Landry Shamet game-winner vs. Golden State

The Clippers made the playoffs last season and were rewarded by facing the defending champion Golden State Warriors in the first round and by all intents and purposes, the Clippers stood no chance against a mostly healthy Warriors squad.

Game one went exactly how many thought the series would go, with the Warriors dominating all facets and winning by double digits and even game two started that way with the Clippers falling behind by 31 points in Oracle and facing a 2-0 deficit dead in the face.

The Clippers had other plans, roaring back from the enormous deficit and setting up the biggest comeback in NBA playoff history with a Landry Shamet three-pointer that from SGA that led to the Clippers tying the series at a game a piece and making a competitive series out of virtually nothing.

The Clippers ended up losing the series 4-2 but many among the NBA gave enormous props to head coach Doc Rivers and company for showing their amount of fight despite being outmatched at almost every position on the court and winning not once, but twice in Oracle Arena.