NBA Legend Jamal Crawford Looks Back on Spurs vs. Clippers 2015 Playoff Series

The San Antonio Spurs' epic seven-game series with the Los Angeles Clippers celebrates its eight-year anniversary.

Jeremy Brener | May 3, 2023

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The San Antonio Spurs may not be in the NBA playoffs this year, but the month of May is a great time to reminisce over some of the franchise's biggest playoff moments.

This moment in particular, however, isn't one of the Spurs' brightest. Back in 2015, coming into the series as the defending champions, San Antonio fell short to Chris Paul, Jamal Crawford and the Los Angeles Clippers in one of the most thrilling first-round series in the past decade.

It's a series Crawford remembers very well from his two-decade career in the NBA.

"It was the series against the San Antonio Spurs in 2015. They were so detailed in everything," Crawford said. "Every mistake you made they made you pay for. They just won the championship the year before and I remember talking to Zach Randolph towards the end of the season when the matchups were about to come out, and we were both like nobody wants to play San Antonio."

During the Spurs dynasty, San Antonio was always in the thick of things every year in the playoffs. Either the Spurs won it all or a great team competed hard and had some cards fall in their favor. When playing San Antonio in the playoffs, this series was a great example of the Spurs' legacy ... they weren't going to make things easy.

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Published May 3, 2023

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.