Joe Johnson takes over against Chris Paul and the Clippers while wearing CP3's shoes
The veteran forward comes up clutch in the fourth quarter, and Utah ties its first-round series at 2
The Utah Jazz won Game 1 thanks to a heroic performance from seven-time All-Star Joe Johnson, who hit a buzzer beater at Staples Center.
Sunday night, back at home, the Jazz won Game 4 for the same reason. Johnson made sure he didn't have to hit a buzzer beater this time, however, taking care of business a bit earlier in the fourth quarter.
He put the Jazz on his back, scoring or assisting on 20 consecutive points in the frame, and they battled back from a seven-point deficit with under eight minutes remaining with a 25-11 run to win 105-98.
Joe Johnson scored or assisted on 20 straight points in the 4th quarter. #takenote
— FanRag Sports NBA (@FanRagNBA) April 24, 2017
Joe Johnson was HUGE off the bench - pouring in 28 points to go with 5 assists and 5 rebounds. 📽#TakeNote #LACatUTA pic.twitter.com/g1aYVhKh6V
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) April 24, 2017
An interesting subplot, is that Johnson was doing all of that -- simply taking over the game and cooking the Clippers -- while wearing Chris Paul's signature shoe, the CP3.X.
Most disrespectful thing of this game: Joe Johnson is cooking in the CP3.X.
— Drew Ruiz (@DrewRuiz90) April 24, 2017
Given the fact that there's only a few guys in the league who actually have signature shoes, and those shoes are usually some of the best around, it's unavoidable that players are going to wear other players' signature shoes. Still, it's pretty hilarious that Johnson took it to Paul and the Clippers while wearing CP3's own shoes.
Here you can see a closeup of the CP3.X.

Which, as you can see, is the shoe Johnson is wearing. (Though it appears to be a slightly different color way.)
El @utahjazz empató la serie a dos contra los @LAClippers sin su estrella @gordonhayward y con Joe Johnson en llamas 🔥🔥🔥 #takenote pic.twitter.com/7srJ8Kokmo
— NBA Latam (@NBALatam) April 24, 2017
This is so great, and adds just a bit of insult to injury for the Clippers, who missed a chance to take a 3-1 lead in the series.
















