The Point God may have a few more devout believers after Saturday. Chris Paul‘s heroic performance to help the Clippers top the Spurs 111-109 in Game 7 on Saturday is going to go down as one of the most memorable moments in NBA history. Paul hit a contested nine-foot shot with one second left to seal the deal, finishing with  27 points, two rebounds, six assists, two steals, one block, five 3-pointers and one turnover. Oh and he also hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to end the third quarter. Un. Freakin’. Real. 

Paul suffered a bad-looking hamstring strain in the first half. He went to the locker room and was able to return in the second quarter. CP3 was grabbing his hamstring and limping after he returned to action, and he was also a little slow on the defensive side. 

You probably have heard all about it by now, but what’s even worse is that Paul has a bit of a history with hamstring injuries. He has suffered a hamstring injury in every calendar year since 2012 and his left hamstring, the one from Saturday, has been the worse one. I’d expect him to miss Game 1 against the Rockets and coach Doc Rivers said CP3 will probably sit in Game 1.

As much credit as CP3 gets, Blake Griffin shouldn’t go unnoticed. He triple-doubled with 24 points, 13 boards, 10 assists and four turnovers in 40 minutes. He had two trip-dubs in this series, averaging 24.1 points, 13.1 boards, 7.4 dimes, 1.4 steals, 1.4 blocks and 2.7 turnovers. So, so good. He’ll have another big set of stats against the Rockets.

Besides Blake and CP3, J.J. Redick (14 points, three rebounds, three assists, one steal, one block and four 3-pointers), Jamal Crawford (16 points and two 3-pointers) and Matt Barnes (17 points, five boards, two steals, two blocks and three 3-pointers) were all big. Barnes was actually really, really good. It should be a fun series against the Rockets, which starts on Monday in Houston. 

As for the Spurs, it’s not fair that they’re out. That was the best first-round series ever. Well, that’s what you get when the No. 2 and 3 teams for net rating play each other, I guess. The Spurs will look to make a few changes, but expect them to have a similar approach to their game. Danny Green earned some money, though. He should be back.

Tim Duncan wouldn’t say if he’s coming back next season following the loss, but he wasn’t in a great mood. I’d be shocked if he’s out. The Spurs will be Kawhi’s team and you can bet there will be multiple columns about him this summer.

With Spurs vs. Clippers ending on Saturday, we now have our second round matchups set. On Sunday, the Warriors will host the Grizzlies and the Wizards will travel to Atlanta. Let’s take a look at some trends for these two series with some stats these guys had against each other along with some minutes and usage rates from the first round.

Wizards at Hawks

The Hawks took the season series 3-1 and they weren’t cheapies either. The Wizards were pretty much at full strength for those four games with the exception of Nene missing a game. Here’s a look at their stats from those four games followed by the usage rates and minutes from the first round against the Raptors.

One quick thing to point out on these two is how much they’re playing off each other. Of all the passes Beal has received in the first round, 44.9 percent were from Wall. Conversely, Beal has passed to Wall for 38.5 percent of his passes. These two will be involved a ton.

Nene – As mentioned in the Porter section, Nene lost some playing time as the Wizards went small. That might not be the case against the Hawks, so I’d expect him to play more than he did in the last round. Still, the risk of an injury makes him someone I’d have a hard time trusting unless the price fits your Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) lineup.

Here’s the Hawks side of things:

If he has that type of output at the rim, he’ll be a monster. I’d lower expectations, though.

As for the Western Conference, the Warriors won the  season series 2-1. The Grizzlies were able to get a win back on Dec. 16 in Memphis, but it’s worth noting the Warriors were healthy. Let’s hit the Warriors’ side:

Holy 3s. Allen is Mr. DeSportVU anywhere on the court, so that’s a fluke. He’ll be exerting a ton of effort on D, so don’t expect him to do much on offense. I’d guess about 50 percent of his scoring will be in transition. Still, he should get enough minutes to put up noteworthy steals and boards.

The Point God may have a few more devout believers after Saturday. Chris Paul‘s heroic performance to help the Clippers top the Spurs 111-109 in Game 7 on Saturday is going to go down as one of the most memorable moments in NBA history. Paul hit a contested nine-foot shot with one second left to seal the deal, finishing with  27 points, two rebounds, six assists, two steals, one block, five 3-pointers and one turnover. Oh and he also hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to end the third quarter. Un. Freakin’. Real. 

Paul suffered a bad-looking hamstring strain in the first half. He went to the locker room and was able to return in the second quarter. CP3 was grabbing his hamstring and limping after he returned to action, and he was also a little slow on the defensive side. 

You probably have heard all about it by now, but what’s even worse is that Paul has a bit of a history with hamstring injuries. He has suffered a hamstring injury in every calendar year since 2012 and his left hamstring, the one from Saturday, has been the worse one. I’d expect him to miss Game 1 against the Rockets and coach Doc Rivers said CP3 will probably sit in Game 1.

As much credit as CP3 gets, Blake Griffin shouldn’t go unnoticed. He triple-doubled with 24 points, 13 boards, 10 assists and four turnovers in 40 minutes. He had two trip-dubs in this series, averaging 24.1 points, 13.1 boards, 7.4 dimes, 1.4 steals, 1.4 blocks and 2.7 turnovers. So, so good. He’ll have another big set of stats against the Rockets.

Besides Blake and CP3, J.J. Redick (14 points, three rebounds, three assists, one steal, one block and four 3-pointers), Jamal Crawford (16 points and two 3-pointers) and Matt Barnes (17 points, five boards, two steals, two blocks and three 3-pointers) were all big. Barnes was actually really, really good. It should be a fun series against the Rockets, which starts on Monday in Houston. 

As for the Spurs, it’s not fair that they’re out. That was the best first-round series ever. Well, that’s what you get when the No. 2 and 3 teams for net rating play each other, I guess. The Spurs will look to make a few changes, but expect them to have a similar approach to their game. Danny Green earned some money, though. He should be back.

Tim Duncan wouldn’t say if he’s coming back next season following the loss, but he wasn’t in a great mood. I’d be shocked if he’s out. The Spurs will be Kawhi’s team and you can bet there will be multiple columns about him this summer.

With Spurs vs. Clippers ending on Saturday, we now have our second round matchups set. On Sunday, the Warriors will host the Grizzlies and the Wizards will travel to Atlanta. Let’s take a look at some trends for these two series with some stats these guys had against each other along with some minutes and usage rates from the first round.

Wizards at Hawks

The Hawks took the season series 3-1 and they weren’t cheapies either. The Wizards were pretty much at full strength for those four games with the exception of Nene missing a game. Here’s a look at their stats from those four games followed by the usage rates and minutes from the first round against the Raptors.

One quick thing to point out on these two is how much they’re playing off each other. Of all the passes Beal has received in the first round, 44.9 percent were from Wall. Conversely, Beal has passed to Wall for 38.5 percent of his passes. These two will be involved a ton.

Nene – As mentioned in the Porter section, Nene lost some playing time as the Wizards went small. That might not be the case against the Hawks, so I’d expect him to play more than he did in the last round. Still, the risk of an injury makes him someone I’d have a hard time trusting unless the price fits your Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) lineup.

Here’s the Hawks side of things:

If he has that type of output at the rim, he’ll be a monster. I’d lower expectations, though.

As for the Western Conference, the Warriors won the  season series 2-1. The Grizzlies were able to get a win back on Dec. 16 in Memphis, but it’s worth noting the Warriors were healthy. Let’s hit the Warriors’ side:

Holy 3s. Allen is Mr. DeSportVU anywhere on the court, so that’s a fluke. He’ll be exerting a ton of effort on D, so don’t expect him to do much on offense. I’d guess about 50 percent of his scoring will be in transition. Still, he should get enough minutes to put up noteworthy steals and boards.