NBA schedule: Clippers top Grizzlies, lay claim to West No. 2 seed

There’s a reason Paul is constantly mentioned as a dark horse MVP candidate -- he has no shot of winning, but the argument is mostly for recognition of how incredible of a season he’s having. Paul and Griffin have perfected the pick-and-roll and are complementary partners for each other, moving fluidly into simple action early in the shot clock and probing until a crack appears in the opposition.

Paul finished with 15 points and 14 assists while Griffin had an off-shooting night, but still managed to complete several key plays in the final minute for 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists overall.

There’s nothing left to say anymore. Stephen Curry is so good that we look at amazing highlights like this and begin to question how good they are. Not in normal NBA standards, but by some lofty new scale that only Steph himself has created.

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Sometimes sporting events get delayed because of weird circumstances, but this could be the first time we’ve heard of an NBA game being stopped because of a T-shirt. It turns out one of the Clippers’ cheer squad shot a shirt and had it land RIGHT on the backboard, which caused a lot of confusion.

Oh my. At least Spencer Hawes was there with a mop to get the thing down. This whole event is wonderful. A packed arena with thousands of people and the best way to resolve this game-stopping issue was to give a broom to the tallest guy they could find.

That’s right. 15 points. That’s not a typo.

Mike Conley will likely miss the game with a foot injury, which puts the Grizzlies in a precarious position against one of the league’s best point guards in Chris Paul. Tony Allen is also out with a hamstring injury. To overcome that huge disadvantage, Memphis will need Marc Gasol to continue his string of great performances against the Clippers after averaging 18 points in 58 percent shooting in the past three matchups.

With only three games to go for each team and the West race tight as ever, neither team can afford to lose if they want to secure a high seed. So let’s go over the possible scenarios.