![]() ![]() San Antonio Spurs (Kawhi Leonard, LaMarcus Aldridge, and Tim Duncan) The San Antonio Spurs | Chris Covatta/Getty Images With this group on the court together, they’ll be a dangerous team in the postseason. Jordan, of course, is a liability at the free-throw line, but his game is nearly spotless other than that. Paul, despite his slightly advanced age and lack of a championship, is still among the best passers and guards in the game, while Griffin is a top option at power forward. In their 681 minutes on the floor together this season, they’ve averaged a plus/minus of +9.5, which is the fifth-best three-man combination on the roster with at least that amount of time played together. ![]() Still, Griffin should return soon, and this trio narrowly beats out the likes of the Chicago Bulls for the No. The missed contests have limited NBA fan exposure to one of the prolific big threes in the game, as elite point guard Chris Paul and defensive, dunking, rebounding machine center DeAndre Jordan have been forced to play together as simply a dynamic duo for much of the winter. He’s still mending the injury, and when he is healthy, he will miss an additional four games due to his suspension. Thanks to a fractured hand (caused by a childish confrontation with a member of the team’s equipment staff), Los Angeles Clippers power forward Blake Griffin has played in only 30 games this season. Los Angeles Clippers (Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, and DeAndre Jordan) DeAndre Jordan, Chris Paul, and Blake Griffin of the LA Clippers | Harry How/Getty Images Here are the top big threes in basketball. In the ever-growing trend of super teams forming to make deep runs in the playoffs, the existence of a “big three” is now commonplace. Recent successful versions - like the Boston Celtics’ Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, and Kevin Garnett, and the Miami Heat’s LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh - have broken up, giving way to a new slew of elite trios in the game today. Paul George, James Harden, and Anthony Davis are some of the best in the league when it comes to taking control of contests and propelling an entire team to a victory, but the best rosters have multiple top-notch options. It only takes one player to take over any regular-season matchup or playoff game in the NBA. The Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson | Ezra Shaw/Getty Images ![]()
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