Between Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan, the Los Angeles Clippers have two of the best dunkers in the NBA.
And they have the luxury of Chris Paul—still one the best point guards—running the show to their Lob City box-office highlights.
Sparking a fastbreak Tuesday night early in Game 5 of the Clippers-San Antonio Spurs series, CP3 found a running, leaping Jordan, who caught severe hang time before flushing down this alley-oop with emphasis.
The major distance that DJ jumped from combined with the hang time and sheer force of the thunderous dunk drove Clippers owner Steve Ballmer absolutely insane.
Watch Ballmer jump out of his courtside seat, rub his head and yell "Oh my God" to anybody willing to listen to him in close proximity.
The thrill of the unbelievable highlight would dissipate, however. That's because Jordan wound up being whistled for offensive interference with 4.3 seconds left, tipping in a Blake Griffin floater that looked like it was going in anyway. Jordan blamed himself for the Clippers' eventual 111-107 Game 5 loss.
"It was a dumb play," Jordan told the Associated Press after the game. "I hit the ball. We did a good job fighting to put us in a situation to go up one. You can't blame anybody on that but me. I tipped the ball."
The other NBA playoff game Tuesday night seen James Harden hang 28 points on the Dallas Mavericks, leading the Houston Rockets to a 103-94 victory to win the series in five games. Here are the Beard's full highlights from the game. Harden and the No. 2 Rockets now await the winner of the Clippers-Spurs series for the Western Conference semifinal series.
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