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Watch: Joe Johnson buries game-clinching dagger in Clippers' hearts

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Joe. Freaking. Johnson.

The ageless wonder they call Iso Joe burned the Los Angeles Clippers for the umpteenth time in these Western Conference quarterfinals, sticking a free-throw-line jumper with under 20 seconds to play to give his Utah Jazz a two-possession lead - and, ultimately, a win - in the series' pivotal fifth game on Tuesday night.

Johnson, who also won Game 1 at the buzzer and is now 8-of-10 from the field during crunch time in the series, left Clippers owner Steve Ballmer (who'd been dancing maniacally moments earlier) looking positively catatonic.

The Jazz now return home to Utah with a 3-2 lead and a chance to punch their tickets to the second round for the first time since 2010.

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