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Anticipating a magical seventh

By Eric Neel
ESPN.com

Thursday, May 18, 2006

LOS ANGELES -- Six or seven minutes after the horn, the Clippers' faithful lingered in the Staples Center, looking out on the floor, soaking up the moment -- some dancing, some shouting, some banging the ThunderStix one more time just to hear the happy echo. The Clippers had never had a game like this, with their backs against the wall and all the chips on the table, and when it came upon them, they were ready. That's right, that's the new Clippers reality: They come up big when it counts, ta ...

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