Tonight at 8:00 p.m. ET the Los Angeles Clippers will host the San Antonio Spurs in the only Game 7 of the NBA Playoffs' first round. Watch the game on TNT or live stream it free by clicking this link. Clippers fans can listen to the game on KFWB 980, while Spurs fans may do likewise on 1200 WOAI.
The key for the Clippers to eliminate the defending champions is to feed power forward Blake Griffin often. He's erupted against San Antonio's larger, but older and slower big men multiple times, including two 30-point outbursts. He's averaging 24.2 points and 13.2 rebounds in the series.
While he may be difficult to contain individually, the Spurs believe they didn't execute well offensively or defensively in Game 6.
"We understand the pressure that's there and we understand the magnitude of the game," Spurs forward Tim Duncan said. "We understand that we can play better than we did (in Game 6). Hopefully we will clean a whole lot of that up and play a much better game in this short turnaround. I know we are capable of it. We will be ready for it."
While Griffin has tormented them, perimeter scorers Jamal Crawford and J.J. Redick have not. Kawhi Leonard has been dominant on the defensive end-and at times on the score sheet-and it's limited the sources of points for Doc Rivers' club.
"The Spurs have done a terrific job through the series of trying to run us off the 3-point line," Rivers said. "They've made that a focal point. We have too, but you couldn't tell (in Game 6). We did miss some wide open ones as well. We would like to get more 3s. There's no doubt about that."
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