DeAndre Jordan dunks on top of, all over, straight through Jason Smith
DeAndre Jordan is one of the NBA’s most ferocious dunkers. Jason Smith is not one of the NBA’s most fearsome rim protectors.
This will end in tears:
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My word, DeAndre.
There is, perhaps, a bit of history behind the Los Angeles Clippers center’s Wednesday night tenderizing of the New York Knicks’ big man. Before he was toiling in relative obscurity for the circling-the-drain Knicks, Smith plied his trade in the Big Easy, picking-and-popping with the New Orleans Hornets. Back in 2012, Smith threw a flagrant and pretty dirty hip check at Clippers power forward Blake Griffin, one of the many big blows being laid upon the ascendant highlight-reel-creating star at the time, but Smith received no special punishment or discipline for his excessive shot. Clearly, revenge is a dish best served cold.
Jordan’s baptism of Smith was a pretty perfect capper to a first half that saw the skyscraping center call down some thunder on the Knicks early …
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… and often:
Jordan also saw fit to use his athleticism on the other end, doing his level best to recent Knicks addition Ricky Ledo as fervent a believer in his Defensive Player of the Year candidacy as Doc Rivers is:
And while it was Jordan doing the lion’s share of the damage, it’s not like high-flying frontcourt pal Griffin — recently returned from a lengthy absence after surgery to remove a staph infection from his elbow, and looking none the worse for wear — didn’t get involved in his own right:
You know, it’s almost like the Clippers are a little bit better than the Knicks.
After putting in this kind of work, it’s no wonder that Jordan felt like he needed a little rest after snuffing out another Knicks possession:
Knicks fans should think about joining Jordan. Wake us up on the night of the lottery, please.
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