It’s a battle between the league’s best point guards as the Oklahoma City Thunder host the Los Angeles Clippers at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in the NBA.
(Photograph: Twitter/ Chris Paul)
Christian Post Report – Chris Paul is a Los Angeles Clippers’ guard.
The Clippers are looking to improve their standing as they are in the mix in the playoff race, while the Thunder are trying to create distance between them and ninth-seeded New Orleans Pelicans for the final spot in the post season.
Russell Westbrook has been playing like an MVP in recent games. Named as Western Conference Player of the Month for February, the lightning quick guard recently had four consecutive games with a triple-double, becoming the first player since Michael Jordan to do such feat.
His streak got broken in a 108-105 loss to the Chicago Bulls, but Westbrook wasn’t done. Immediately in their next game against the Toronto Raptors, he returned to his usual ways by scoring 30 points, pulling down 11 rebounds and dishing out 17 assists.
Due to his heroics, the Thunder are eighth in the West, holding a 0.5 game advantage over the Pelicans.
On the other side of the court is one of the most consistent guards in the league, Clippers’ superstar Chris Paul.
He may not have the speed and intensity of Westbrook, but Paul is the quintessential point guard. His court vision is spectacular, and he can finish going to the basket or from range.
Paul is averaging 18.2 points, 10.2 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game. And his knack of making the players around him better is what makes him the best in the squad.
Both teams are still missing key pieces, with the Clippers without Blake Griffin and the Thunder missing Kevin Durant, but this does not take away the fact that these are two of the best teams in the league.
The two teams have met twice already in the season, both getting a win each. This coming match in Oklahoma will be their last before the playoffs, with the winner getting the season series win.
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Source : Christian Post