I really dislike Chris Paul.
If the Houston Rockets didn't exist, the LA Clippers would easily be the most disliked team in the NBA. But they do enough fun stuff beyond their constant bitching that I'll forgive most of their nonsense. That Paul-Jordan alley-oop earlier? That erases all memory of Chris Paul constantly grabbing people and acting outraged when he's told that's not allowed. But I think it all stems from the top; Doc Rivers just seems really miserable all the time. He's constantly complaining about every little thing, even when things go his way, and I'm pretty sure you could find at least 10 different gifs of him looking incredulous with the most basic of internet searches. Doc Rivers is the guy at the restaurant who puts a bunch of bills on the table at the start of the meal and tells the server "this is your tip" and then just keeps taking them away for silly bullshit like "my icewater was too cold" or "you sat an unattractive couple in my line of sight." And then if someone tells him he's acting like an asshole, you get this shit:
Portland played pretty well through most of that first half. But man, those last two minutes were brutal. Now, granted, I don't expect them to win this series, so I'm tempering my appreciation for their success with a healthy dose of cynicism, but I would love to see them steal a game in LA. If it happens to be Game 1? Even better. Still a lot of game left, and they seem to have more fight than any of the other low seeds out West. Go Portland!
Nobody in Portland likes Mike Rice, don't worry.
Dude, I love Mike Rice. I don't turn to him for unbiased commentary, I turn to him for hilarious anecdotes that don't make any sense. He's great when paired with a more traditional play-by-play guy in Mike Barrett.
