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.
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.
