How many times clippers made playoffs

The Finals: Giannis drops 42 on Suns in Game 2. East finals: Giannis goes for 33 in Game 3. In their own words: Bucks savor championship. Looking back at every Finals MVP since Looking back at every NBA champion since Champagne shower: Bucks celebrate in locker room. Bucks end 50 year championship drought.

Giannis pours in 50 in clincher to win Finals MVP. Best of Bucks comeback wins this postseason trailing by at least 10 points. Holiday: 'I threw it only where Giannis could get it'.

Mic'd Up: Best moments from The Finals. Giannis leads Bucks to first title in 50 years. Giannis adds Finals MVP to trophy collection. Patrick Beverley , the longest-tenured Clipper on the roster, had fallen completely out of the rotation in the first round against Dallas, only to sink three gigantic 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to help eliminate the Jazz.

Special," said Beverley, who's in his fourth season with the Clippers. Because I, you know, blood, sweat and tears into this s, injuries, friends getting traded, ups and downs of basketball -- to be the last man standing and kind of write history is special, man, very special.

We can talk Xs and Os all we want -- how coach Tyronn Lue revamped his rotation on the fly, how the Clippers transformed three-time Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert into a liability for Utah, how they changed up their defensive schemes against All-Star Donovan Mitchell.

But sometimes as a fan of any sport, you have to forget all that and just appreciate the determination, grit, skill and enthusiasm from a team that had every reason to pack it in and save up for Game 7. There's a scene from the s cult classic film, "Gattaca," in which Vincent, played by Ethan Hawke, is miraculously beating his genetically superior younger brother, Anton, in a nighttime swimming race deep into the steaming ocean.

As Anton fears he and his brother have gone too far and won't be able to make it back to shore, he shouts to his brother, "How are you doing this, Vincent? This is how I did it, Anton," Vincent replies. That was the Clippers on Friday night, pushing the franchise past its previous limits with no concern for the consequences. We've talked about Paul George putting the ghosts of previous playoff failures behind him.

We've talked about the newfound toughness and resilience that this iteration of the Clippers has demonstrated while embracing an underdog mentality. We've talked about how the front office's roster-building around its superstars -- adding pieces like Mann, Jackson, Nicolas Batum and Marcus Morris -- has led to postseason success.

But ultimately to make history, you can't save anything for the swim back. That's exactly the approach the Clippers have taken, and they'll continue swimming into uncharted waters as they prepare for their first conference finals game on Sunday against the Phoenix Suns. They keep fighting and competing, and I think our fans see that this year," Lue said after the Game 6 win. Nesby 3. Fitch L. Murray 4. Vaught 6. Vaught 5. Weiss L. Brown M. Jackson 7.

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