Clippers' Chris Paul drives the lane against Spurs' Kawhi Leonard Photo: PHOTOSPORT
The San Antonio Spurs have failed in their bid to win back-to back NBA basketball titles after losing to the the Los Angeles Clippers in game seven of their first round playoff series.
Chris Paul scored the winning basket with a second left as the Los Angeles Clippers won 111-109 to send the Spurs crashing out of the Western Conference.
Paul, who strained his left hamstring in the first quarter, scored over Spurs forward Tim Duncan to seal the win and finished with 27 points as the Clippers advanced to the conference semi-finals against the Houston Rockets.
Clippers forward Blake Griffin added 24 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for his second triple-double of the series.
