Portland Trail Blazers Must Contain Chris Paul, J.J. Redick to Save Season

April 19th, 2016 by Michael Pina Leave a reply »

LOS ANGELES — There are several important matchups to watch as the Los Angeles Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers do battle in their first-round series.

But nothing is under a harsher microscope than the star-powered backcourt clash, where Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum have the never-envied task of defending Chris Paul and J.J. Redick.

In a results-oriented business, they failed miserably during their 115-95 Game 1 loss. Paul finished with 28 points (on 19 shots) and 11 assists in 33 minutes, while Redick wiggled free for 17 points (on 12 shots) in 27 minutes. Behind Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, it's hard to think of a backcourt more collaboratively devastating.

 

Dangerous Duo Paul is a seemingly flawless floor general, the blood that pumps through the Clippers' veins and keeps them alive when it looks time to count them out.

At 30 years old, he's coming off a regular season where he led the league in assist percentage for the fourth year in a row. He also recorded the second-highest usage rate of his career, finished with his highest points-per-game average since 2012 (19.5 ...

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