Playoff Blake at his finest
Last night, the Clippers hosted the Spurs in the first game of their opening round, best-of-7 series, and it wasn’t pretty. For the Spurs. Specifically, Aron Baynes.
Baynes, who has played quality minutes backing up the Spurs’ starting center Tiago Splitter, probably wanted 3 of the 20 minutes he played back last night, because Blake Griffin made them a living hell.
On three separate Clippers possessions, Blake Griffin drove in from the sideline, caught a laser pass from Chris Paul, and executed a gorgeous spin move on the left wing, then proceeded to make mincemeat of the defense Aron Baynes attempted to play. In fact, each dunk appeared to get more severe as the game progressed. It’s a wonder Baynes managed to stay on his feet for all three assaults on the rim.
One thing’s for sure, Splitter is pretty darn happy he was on the bench for those plays.
