Eric Bledsoe
Many interested parties pondered exactly how injured Chris Paul was Friday, eyeballing the All-Star guard’s every movement to see if a sprained hip was enough to slow down a player Memphis defenders had yet to control. When it turned out that Paul — yes, Chris Paul — was human and that he wouldn’t be his usual dominant, unstoppable, clutch self, it meant another Clipper suddenly had some impossibly large sneakers to fill. Eric Bledsoe wasn’t sure before the game if he would get that chance against Memphis in Game 6 at Staples Center.
