NBA Playoffs: Clippers Season Ends After Being Swept By Spurs
The Clippers lost Game 4 and in the process were swept out of the playoffs by the Spurs, but the first year of the Chris Paul era in L.A. was still a rousing success.
| Final - 5.20.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio Spurs | 26 | 25 | 23 | 28 | 102 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 21 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 99 |
Stories
In Crunch Time, Spurs Don't Change Their Game
The Spurs hadn't been in a close game since early April, but it didn't matter. As Game 4 came down to the wire, they simply continued to run their precision offense to get good shots, allowing them to complete their sweep of the Clippers.
Spurs 102, Clippers 99 - Spurs Keep Rolling, End L.A.'s Season
The Spurs completed the sweep of the Clippers as L.A. came up empty on their final two possessions.
Clippers Vs. Spurs - WC Semis Game 4 - Fourth Quarter Open Thread
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Clippers Vs. Spurs - WC Semis Game 4 - Third Quarter Open Thread
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Clippers Vs. Spurs - WC Semis Game 4 - Second Quarter Open Thread
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Clippers Vs. Spurs - Western Conference Semis - Game 4 Preview
Down 0-3 in their West Semifinal with the Spurs, the Clippers look to save face and avoid a sweep in Game 4.
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 26 | 25 | 23 | 28 | 102 |
| LA Clippers | 21 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 99 |
| San Antonio | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard | 23 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 5-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-1 | 5 |
| Tim Duncan | 30 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 9-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-0 | 21 |
| Boris Diaw | 20 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 5-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-0 | 2 |
| Danny Green | 29 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 6-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-0 | 14 |
| Tony Parker | 37 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 3-1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1-0 | 17 |
| Manu Ginobili | 29 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 2-0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 11 |
| Tiago Splitter | 23 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-0 | 11 |
| Stephen Jackson | 15 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 2 |
| Matt Bonner | 16 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-0 | 5 |
| Gary Neal | 14 | 5-7 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 14 |
| Derrick Byars | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| James Anderson | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| DeJuan Blair | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Patrick Mills | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Cory Joseph | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 38-72 | 6-15 | 20-27 | 40-9 | 28 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 22-1 | 102 | |
| .528 | .400 | .741 | Team Reb: 8 | Total TO: 1 (8 pts) | |||||||
| LA Clippers | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caron Butler | 22 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 6 |
| Blake Griffin | 36 | 9-20 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 5-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-0 | 21 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 30 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5-0 | 10 |
| Randy Foye | 32 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 2-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 8 |
| Chris Paul | 40 | 9-18 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 6-2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 23 |
| Mo Williams | 16 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 7 |
| Nick Young | 10 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 3 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 26 | 8-10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4-3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3-0 | 17 |
| Kenyon Martin | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 2 |
| Reggie Evans | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 0 |
| Bobby Simmons | 6 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 2 |
| Chauncey Billups | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Ryan Gomes | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Travis Leslie | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Trey Thompkins | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 41-86 | 4-16 | 13-19 | 36-10 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 22-2 | 99 | |
| .477 | .250 | .684 | Team Reb: 8 | Total TO: 2 (24 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Joe Crawford, James Capers, Bill Spooner
Duration:2:36
Officials: - Joe Crawford, James Capers, Bill Spooner
Duration:2:36
