Clippers' Paul finally figured out how to stop 'Hack-a-Jordan'
Down the stretch of Wednesday night's game between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Clippers, Celtics head coach Brad Stevens instructed Jonas Jerebko to intentionally foul DeAndre Jordan. It's a lame yet effective strategy teams use on a nightly basis to disrupt L.A.'s high-powered offense and put a career 41.8 percent free-throw shooter at the charity stripe.
But after spending five years as Jordan's teammate, future Hall of Fame point guard Chris Paul has finally figured out a way to protect his big buddy:
Paul is the king of gamesmanship. He does whatever it takes to win and has never cared how he looks doing it. Sometimes that can be aggravating. But other times, like here, he comes off looking like a brilliant tactician.
The Clippers lost by five, but Paul finished the game with 35 points, 13 assists, five rebounds and three steals. It's only the second time in his entire career he's logged a box score like that, but more legendary than anything else was his decision to sacrifice himself for the greater good.
