DeAndre Jordan crushes Brook Lopez on the alley-oop
Brook Lopez has had a rough go of it lately with the Brooklyn Nets, serving at the center of various trade rumors and reports that the franchise has soured on their max-deal big man’s capacity for stardom. Given that context, what Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan did to Lopez in Thursday night’s game at Staples Center probably qualifies as overkill.
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A little more than halfway through the second quarter, Chris Paul teed up a perfect alley-oop pass for Jordan, who finished on an earthbound Lopez with the trademark power we’ve seen many times before. Take a look:
Lopez’s teammate Mirza Teletovic effectively summed up everyone’s reaction:
Better luck next time, Brook. Wherever you may be.
The Nets didn’t fare much better in the game as a whole, losing 124-89 as the Clippers led 70-37 at the half.
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