How Chris Paul Shut Down Kevin Durant In A Must Win Game

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In the 2014 playoffs, the Clippers were down 2-1 in the series and were getting dominated in a pivotal Game 4. That's when Doc Rivers decided to put CP3 on KD out of all matchups. Today, we explore why that worked so well and how the Clippers ended up winning that game. If you enjoyed this video, like & subscribe :)
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1:56 - Chris Paul vs KD
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[@tlxxlt4745]

People forget how good cp3 was defensively. 9x all d 6x steal leader and led the league in DBPM in new orleans

[@injusticeanywherethreatens4810]

Box plus minus is ass garbage lol. What matters is defensive rsting and DRAPM! LOL!

[@xxxcodmxxx]

Cp3 for a few years was the best defender at his position

[@willspinner2968]

despite many not liking his “dirty” tactics. You got to admit the dude is willing to do whatever it takes to win. Even guarding a dude seemingly towering above him.

[@jemirtoussaint4940]

Damn near a decade really

[@Thatboygtmike]

People don’t realize his defense is what allowed the rockets to be so good at that time as well lol man injuries suck

[@verward]

You don't get 9 all defensive selections by being a mid defender. When You think about it really, it gives you a spot among the all-time great defenders.

[@malrulesall9669]

@@verwardtrue

[@poly_g6068]

One thing you can never overlook when trying to stop a lengthy shot creator: They have a HIGH DRIBBLE. Send someone with quick feet and quick hands at him.

[@differenteverydai7813]

Doc can often be criticised but he was head coach for a long time for a reason

[@Foremangrill]

Scott Brooks is terrible, those screens for KD were so poorly executed especially for such a high pressure situation

[@Jeff_2x]

The fact CP3 is a 6ft PG who defended that well is insane. Arguably the BEST PG defender for a while with athletic PGs like Russell Westbrook at his position who should in theory be able to more

[@xdsodoo7466]

Watching this video actually makes me understand why KD left OKC

[@bilindabutcher8913]

The shooting on that team was 🤮🤮

[@kdyy3]

Nah fr he would’ve been a nice fit on the wizards

[@stevenlopez1255]

Still crazy he went and joined a 73-9 team tho

[@crystalizedExposed]

@@stevenlopez1255 the same team that he just choked a 3-1 lead to

[@kedrprao]

You know...KD leaving Okc was never criticised. it was his decision to join warriors was an issue. Made league unwatchable for 3 years.

[@reallydoe2052]

This one of the best basketball breakdowns I seen in a while I never even knew this happened or payed attention

[@Jackson33miller]

Man this was when I was really starting to get into NBA. Both these teams were special for years but could never get over the hump. Painfully bad spacing by the thunder is hilarious in hindsight given the era that immediately followed

[@spider-man120]

This was one the few times KD was actually “stopped” it became evident if you put pressure on his handle he struggled. Something the Celtics would use and eventually other teams would.

[@Van_ax]

He still scored 40 in this game. And he dropped 37 in game 6. This works for maybe a quarter at most. The Celtics series was entirely different, kd didn’t really have any healthy teammates .

[@cottonmather8146]

@@Van_ax Offense wasn't the problem in the Celtics series. Nets actually posted up an elite offense even with Celtics overhelping on KD and doing a good job of containing Kyrie. The issue was they couldn't get stops because they were forced to go small

[@thedreamsoldierful]

Damn I used always watch the way cp3 would d up

[@robgoose]

Excellent breakdown as always.

[@grimeychaos53]

Watching this made me remember why cp deserves a ring he was carrying both sides of the floor and orchestrating everything.

[@tutingrubena1584]

He's about to win one in warriors this season

[@MrCcsboy]

You really think it was Docs idea? Cmon man, he wouldn’t even take trezz out and blew a 3-1 lead against the nuggets. Cp3 prolly made the call

[@Dranzerl]

For sure Vinny was a better coach than doc tbh lol 😂

[@SirSavage-]

That Okc team was so mid outside of Kd. It’s amazing that he carried them to a finals.

[@apoxalypsewhen]

true , cant win with westbrick

[@imhimdk1785]

You for Russ was the reason the thunder was as good as they was

[@cottonmather8146]

KD didn't carry them in 2012. All three of him, Westbrook and Harden showed out in that run. The downfall was trading Harden and never getting back a reliable bench scorer better than Dion Waiters to help out on offense.

[@dimelo58]

Really tall perimeter players have trouble with strong shorter dudes cause they get up under them and disrupt their base and they trip all over them

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

not always, but sometimes, it depends, KD's handles aren't exactly elite or good

[@dimelo58]

@@theonlygoodonehere2259 his handles are ok but at the end of the day he’s still too tall to be dribbling around smaller players especially stronger shorter players he’s not heavy enough to move them

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

@@dimelo58 his handles are passable, and yes he really shouldn't be dribbling around people, but its what he does, right

[@WheatySweets]

Didn't Doc Rivers try this again with Patrick Beverly vs the warriors but KD dropped 50?

[@wawawahaginma]

But the warriors still forced the Clippers to switch and not let Bev fight through screens because even KD knows it would be a better/efficient shot if Bev wasn't his primary defender since Bev was hacking the shit out of him and the refs aren't blowing the whistle 😂

[@GustavoSilva-ny8jc]

Dude... That's the warriors, they're called death lineup for a reason. And every team prioritizes steph over kd, just check thinking basketball on this.

[@host2498]

Love the breakdown. Having a 7 footer with handles is a great skill but you can be easily stripped by shorter defenders with good anticipation. The best option is to just rise up off the rip

[@Q2GLObalWatchin]

Well Dey took that away to make it harder for KD

[@zackrodriguez7519]

Remember they put in the rip through rule in I think 2011. KD was putting up 30 a game at 21 in 2010 doing that, they had to slow him down 😂

[@mauricejohnson1068]

From 2008-2015 cp3 was the best pg in the league

[@shamelgasby5734]

Facts then Steph took over after that

[@sponko]

when Doc finally makes an in game adjustment

[@mamadoubarrie6607]

I mean he was usually good at times his problem was really minute distribution cuz at times the bench would get a lot better f mins

[@PuchuKt]

As far as defense goes, doc is a good, even great coach, but don't ask him to make up a play or your team will implode

[@rickyisme1230]

Great analysis as always thamk you !

[@twinn9711]

idk why but this video brightened up my mood. thanks daniel

[@GustavoSilva-ny8jc]

4:50 I like how more aggressive and glued cp is, he puts effort like is a part of the fundamentals, and it is. The other didnt look as comfortable defending.

[@jackcoghlan7200]

great video as always

[@opiniononion]

This is how teams are gonna defend Wemby. Spurs don't have shooters

[@poly_g6068]

They kinda do have shooting. Nobody that's truly lights-out, but not many liabilities either.

[@watchalotadunks]

This is a great video

[@rosebucketz3548]

Been looking for a vid talking about this. I watched this game live and saw how chris crowded Durant below the hips which completely put him off balance and mad his footwork irrelevant.

[@henrybrown3158]

great video

[@backroomsdurkio]

we need mroe videos from you daniel!

[@RichVaughn]

What did we learn boys The Thunder had all they needed except for a good coach. Scott Brooks was horrible that game

[@brendanbloom3366]

All they needed? They completely lacked shooting and also dealt with injuries and some bad decision making from the pg.

[@RichVaughn]

@@brendanbloom3366 true but some how they was still up in the series so the shooting wasnt that bad

[@RichVaughn]

@@brendanbloom3366 all in all the coach is supposed to make adjustments and he failed to do that

[@VincentVincent_89]

This series is the one that made KD realize he can't be the only shooter on his team.

[@Ckwon117]

can you do a video on physicality in the NBA? Sometimes you'll watch a courtside POV and catch all the shoves and how much force is behind every bump. Idk how deep the analysis would really go but thats what you do. I think a lot of the physicality is invisible to casual watchers like me

[@baand4010]

Make a vid on the explaining why the trend right now is saying Derrick white is such a good role player with players like d russell and jj reddick absolutely gassing him

[@GustavoSilva-ny8jc]

Almost got a heart attack TWICE at the end, but westbrick lived to his name and the layup miraculously didnt go

[@willhooke]

Trying to dribble past someone shorter than you can be a lot of trouble 💯

[@nick-ky7ql]

🔥🔥🔥

[@bhjayy9384]

I remember ts lmao I was mad asl

[@GustavoSilva-ny8jc]

6:04 JESUS CHRIST, imagine being a pro and offense specialist and making this horrible blunder and unawareness

[@dorkk5431]

Curious, did they keep doing this in the next games of the series?

[@Dranzerl]

Cp3 always tried to guard the best player during those days of his but he can only do so much.. everyone praised Westbrook and KD during those times but honestly cp3 was ahead of them but people aren’t gonna admit that

[@allenm5057]

No they lost lmao

[@imhimdk1785]

@@Dranzerlno he wasn’t

[@williamgabrielackon6347]

Was I the only one hearing Westbrick?🤣

[@ryankayombya7576]

We still see the same playmaking issues with KD to this day vs Lakers in the 4th

[@brendanbloom3366]

No we didn’t. We just saw his teammates couldn’t hit shit. This video didn’t highlight kds playmaking issues. It highlighted horrible spacing.

[@thestrika]

@@brendanbloom3366 We've seen his horrible playmaking issues against the celtics and the nuggets we don't need a video to tell us he's not the best at it in playoffs situations

[@brendanbloom3366]

@@thestrika a team that was completely undersized and had spacing issues with only 10 games played together in Brooklyn? A Phoenix team that had 7 games together and wasn’t even healthy? His playmaking wasn’t an issue in either of those series. The overall offense was cuz those teams had absolutely no continuity. Kd has always been a good playmaker.

[@thestrika]

@@brendanbloom3366 excuses

[@brendanbloom3366]

@@thestrika common sense. Use your brain next time.

[@Yoshjr]

What happened next game?

[@GustavoSilva-ny8jc]

4:22 Imagine if they had the courage and outside the box thinking to realize this sooner??? Imagine if they thought by "fist principles" instead of simply common sense and tradition. I think that's the difference between someone like Guardiola and Kerr and what sets them so far apart. 5:17 See!!!! But "saving" this play prevented okc from studying and adapting, sometimes is not WHAT you do but WHEN you do the most important. The key for any Bluff btw.

[@YMIH]

Title of the video: How CP3 shut down KD Then shows LAC doubling, shadowing and selling to help CP3 with the matchup lol The reason LAC won that game is OKC couldn't stop them in the 4th. Over 20 PITP and LAC had almost 40 point quarter shooting 63% from the field

[@charliethesupebeagle]

OKC just needed to trade for Steph and Klay so they could have better spacing.

[@brendanbloom3366]

Or just keep harden or trade him for Beal. They also were a pick away from booker. They didn’t even necessarily need stars like that. Just capable 3 and d guys unlike thabo and Roberson.

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

@@brendanbloom3366 problem is, there weren't as valuable 3 and d guys, because their defense were never as good as roberson, thabo could be replaced though

[@Thatboygtmike]

Damn .. this was golden lol maybe small guards can still survive this basketball revolution

[@anthonydeshields9613]

A couple people in here saying “I Understand why KD left for warriors.” Smh. He’s still a snake for doing it. Scott Brooks was in hindsight not a good coach. Donovan was, but GS was simply too good in that 73 win season (that was Donovan’s first year). Once KD lost vs GS, he said fuck OKC, Fuck Russ, and left. All good. NBA will always be fortunate than Russ never became an above avg shooter.

[@kedrprao]

The amount of dumb shots that Weatbrook took are way too many.

[@loudcloud6005]

Man this is beautiful

[@iam.aarisaa]

5:58 travel

[@maartenvz]

Love your videos Daniel and understand you want to make some money but please don't support gambling.

[@allenm5057]

What happened the next game ? Lmao

[@user-vy5se9ko4b]

Ref manipulate game, it is the huge shame in sports history

[@thej1615]

The blueprint on KD was revealed here and when he played against the Warriors ‘16 when Steph was on one knee and when he played against the Celtics in the playoffs a couple of years ago. He’s 🗑️ at dribbling when someone with hands puts pressure on him. Hella overrated because stopping him is not a true mystery-just a (fake) mystery to the press brought to u by the Nike propaganda machine

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

I remember coach pop kinda did it with kawhi in 2016 wcsf but it was game 1, then he switched him to westbrook, thats prob part of the reason they lost that series, curry locked kd down in the 4th of game 5, it was so hilarious, he even blocked him, he hates guys who defend him with pick pocketing skills, and they have to be at least 6'4 and under, tony allen laid it too, then celtics full on tricked him, using tatum, smart, brown was decent on him, and was so important in beating nets

[@thej1615]

@@theonlygoodonehere2259 which is why he’s hella overrated and still hasn’t won without Steph. Shoddy ass handles

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

@@thej1615 if he win without steph, I know for a fact it won't be legit because it would have to be added with circumstances for him to win, I know he legitimately cannot win without curry or warriors system, which isn't good, because many would win with curry and the warriors system

[@afeezekiel2885]

Life is very short, give your life to Christ before it's too late, you don't have to do much , just believe and proclaim your faith

[@thanrl-yd9ub]

Westbrick😂

[@afeezekiel2885]

His name is Westbrook not whatever you call it

[@Yaqztrey5]

Lol you keep replying Chris Paul stripping the ball away from Kd like 30 times . You had me thinking he did that 30 times but it was only once . Then replying him making Kd lose the ball another countless times. My guy do better

[@apoxalypsewhen]

hop off kd meat😂😂

[@Yaqztrey5]

@@apoxalypsewhen Ayt , you hop of mines , zesty ahh

[@andrewchester3527]

It was the playoffs, of course kd got shut down

[@Christiaan.I]

Bro showed the same 3 clips and just kept talking and talking

[@Jaime-II]

You replayed the same plays so many times

[@Yaqztrey5]

The title is cap. It’s more of them using double and triple teams to Kd and Kd not having any good 3 point shooters around him made it that much worse. His team failed him. He WAS the only 3 point shooter, mid range , and spot up shooter on the team . W analaysis you just lied on the title

[@Dranzerl]

Homie what

[@officialrvg]

FIRST

[@awesomeninja234]

Chris Paul fouled Kevin Durant half the time with his veteran tricks.

[@kimjack4003]

westbrick💀

[@xerostar]

outdated material for a video. Nobody really cares about two teams from 10 years ago, especially since neither won the championship. You have good breakdowns, but the material needs to be relevant for people to care in 2023. Most of these players are already retired.

[@ick-]

i wonder why your comment has 0 likes

[@xerostar]

@@ick- if I always depended on likes to give me validation for my words and actions like most of the losers who comment I would reply like you as well. Of course I would also be making much less money and hating my life.

[@candicedisdick]

players who play defense with a strong center of gravity could always lock down tall and lanky players in the perimeter. That’s why pat bev gave durant some problems during the playoffs when he was with the warriors

[@brendanbloom3366]

He didn’t really. Kd just didn’t shoot much cuz he hadn’t been the entire last month of the season and gs was winning. It was just once they blew that big lead in game 2 the media wanted to make it about kd vs Beverly.