Rowan Kavner
PLAYA VISTA, Calif. – The Clippers followed up their worst loss of the season in Toronto with four straight wins last week, including victories against three of the top seven teams in the East.
Here are the top five plays of the week against the Pacers, Hawks, Lakers and Bulls.
5) Best of Wes
This week was all about the Clippers’ bench, and in Atlanta, Wesley Johnson led the defensive effort with a career-high six steals. His best came on this one, taking it the other way for the dunk.
4) CP3 Crossover
Paul’s moves continue to leave his defenders guessing. In Indiana, he had Paul George going the other way as he crossed over and drilled the 3-pointer in a late 3-point game. Paul had 26 points and went 4-for-8 from behind the arc against the Pacers.
3) Jordan rises high
It wouldn’t be much of a top plays segment without DeAndre Jordan throwing down dunks. There were plenty to choose from late against Chicago, but this one in particular stood out, as Bobby Portis found out just how high up Jordan can get.
2) Windmill finish
Lance Stephenson comes up with the steal, and Jamal Crawford and DeAndre Jordan are the only players down court. That means disaster for the opponent, as Crawford lobs it up and Jordan finishes the alley-oop with a windmill slam.
1) Lance poster
It was the dunk of the night and might’ve been the dunk of the year, as Lance Stephenson took advantage of his most minutes of the month against the Lakers. It looked like he was floating as he threw down over Julius Randle, leaving all of his Clippers teammates celebrating.
