Tonight at 10:30 p.m. ET on TNT the Los Angeles Clippers will gun for a commanding two-game lead over the defending champion San Antonio Spurs at the Staples Center in a Western Conference Game 2 that can be live streamed free by clicking this link. Clippers fans can listen to the radio broadcast on KFWB 980, and Spurs fans can do the same on 1200 WOAI.
The Clippers dominated Game 1 of this series, and now must guard against overconfidence vs. a veteran team that looked old for 48 minutes, but has proven time and again they can get going in a hurry.
"They're still the defending champs, and they're going to be the defending champs every night," Clippers coach Doc Rivers said. "We have a lot of confidence in our team, but you just have to stay humble and respect who you're playing."
San Antonio is no stranger to being down in a series; this group of Spurs has seen just about every scenario possible in postseason play. They recognize the opportunity to earn a split in L.A. and give themselves a boost heading back home to one of the best home environments in the league.
"We're still being positive, we still have an opportunity to steal one," Spurs guard Danny Green said. "We're on the road, it's a new thing for us. Since I've been here, we haven't lost many Game 1s either, but things happen. If you want to be a championship team, you gotta win on the road. You gotta adjust and adapt."
For the Spurs to earn that split, they'll need much more from Tony Parker, who was badly outplayed by Chris Paul. Parker scored just 10 points and recorded one assist; he was also invisible in terms of foraging toward the hoop and creating open 3-pointers.
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