It will be tough for the Clippers to replace Griffin’s 23.2 points and 8.7 rebounds per game with the way the roster is now constructed.
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Pierce, Redick and Chris Paul scored 49 of the Clippers’ 61 second-half points.
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Paul, Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan and J.J. Redick staved off a rally fueled by the Los Angeles Lakers’ bench, and the Clippers won 94-84 on Friday night to end a three-game skid and win their eighth straight against their Staples Center co-tenants.
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Bryant received a nice gift when the National Basketball Association announced he comfortably led all players so far in All-Star voting, including Stephen Curry and LeBron James.
The Clippers say that Griffin will be re-evaluated in two weeks.
Kobe was only on the floor for 26 minutes, because of the large Clipper lead in the second half. Guard Trey Burke has been another key contributor off the bench, scoring in double figures all 11 games this month while averaging 25.7 minutes.
Griffin suffered the tear in the first quarter Friday night against the Lakers. The Clippers went 13-for-26 from 3-point range, winning their 29 straight game when shooting at least 50 percent from behind the arc … He’s continued – or upped – his game from past year, with 31.2 points per game this season and the Warriors have raced out to the NBA’s best record and are contenders to challenge the 72-10 season record set by the Chicago Bulls in 1996.
The solid play from the wings continued in the fourth quarter as Redick scored nine of his 25 points while Pierce had five. If he missed only two weeks, he would have to sit out seven games. He missed all four free throws, and a basket by LaMarcus Aldridge got the Spurs to 86-81.
Los Angeles head coach Doc Rivers more or less predicted the great play from the wings before the game while commenting on the unfortunate loss of Griffin.
76ers 111, Suns 104: Isaiah Canaan scored 22 points, reserve Nik Stauskas had 17 and lowly Philadelphia beat Phoenix for its second victory of the season. Smith fell out of the rotation this week, picking up his 1st two DNP-CDs of the season, and he has struggled with career-lows in every category.
It was the first time the Rockets have hosted a game on Christmas since they moved to Houston.
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Spurs: Aldridge added 18 points and rebounds…. Rivers said he’ll continue to mix it up, but he should be able to use Pierce more at the power forward spot the next couple games because those opponents play small … “Like the best player in the league usually is also physically opposing – 6-6 plus, scowl on his face, menacing”.
