NBA players react to Clippers' Game 7 victory over Spurs

The Los Angeles Clippers defeated the San Antonio Spurs, 111–109, in a thrilling Game 7 on Saturday night.

The Los Angeles Clippers defeated the San Antonio Spurs, 111–109, in a thrilling Game 7 on Saturday night. 

Despite leaving the game with a strained hamstring in the first quarter, Clippers point guard Chris Paul scored the game-winning basket on a layup with one second left. 

Paul finished with 27 points on 9-of-13 shooting. Blake Griffin scored 24 points and made 10 of his 11 free throw attempts. Tim Duncan scored 27 points for the Spurs and tied the game with a pair of free throws with eight seconds left to play.

The Clippers advance to take on the Houston Rockets in the next round. 

• Watch: Chris Paul sinks buzzer beater to end third quarter

The game capped a hard-fought series in which only one game was decided by more than nine points. Plenty of current and former NBA players shared their excitement on Twitter.

Wow CP3!!!! Toughhhhh

— Chandler Parsons (@ChandlerParsons) May 3, 2015

CP3 not trying to lose tonight!

— Nik Stauskas (@NStauskas11) May 3, 2015

Killer!!@CP3

— Baron Davis (@BaronDavis) May 3, 2015

This is one of the best series I've ever seen!!!! #CLIPPERSvSPURS #Game7 #NBAPlayoffs

— Chris Bosh (@chrisbosh) May 3, 2015

I love basketball

— Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) May 3, 2015

GAME 7 woaahh

— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) May 3, 2015

Great Game

— Dorell Wright 🏁 (@DWRIGHTWAY1) May 3, 2015

Huge shot @CP3

— Rudy Gay (@RudyGay) May 3, 2015

Wow! Unbelievable series, so proud of my guys. Big play by Chris Paul. Congrats to the Clippers

— David Robinson (@DavidtheAdmiral) May 3, 2015

Wow 😳

— Jason Thompson (@jtthekid) May 3, 2015

Tim Duncan is a GREAT. Pressure is nothing to him

— TJ Ford (@tj_ford) May 3, 2015

The Rockets are rubbing their hands right now...Warriors too...but great series, both teams deserved to go further. #wildwildwest

— Rudy Gobert (@rudygobert27) May 3, 2015