The Los Angeles Lakers suffered yet another blowout on Sunday with a 16-point loss to the Memphis Grizzlies in the first game of a three-game road trip.
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Hood’s production in the fourth had to be a welcome sight for Gordon Hayward, who scored a game-high 28 points and had done all he could to carry a Jazz team that started the night without Derrick Favors and Rudy Gobert and finished the night without Alec Burks. Griffin will be re-evaluated in two weeks.
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There had been questions on why Bryant was not played by Coach Byron Scott in the 4th quarter and he was quick to admit that he was having a tough time due to his injuries.
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“I’m just very, very thankful to be able to play this many games on Christmas”, Kobe added.
Not only will the Clippers be without Griffin’s 23.2 points per game, but they will have to find a way to make up for his 8.7 rebounds and 5.0 assists. An MRI exam on Saturday revealed the injury.
Guard J.J. Redick scored 25 points and forward Paul Pierce added 20 to lead the Clippers. Kobe Bryant led Los Angeles with 19 points, playing all of the first and third quarters, and not at all in the second and fourth quarters.
The Los Angeles Clippers have largely fallen short of preseason expectations heading into the 2015-16 National Basketball Association season.
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. They used a 25-4 surge to pull within 89-82 on two free throws by Randle with 4:01 left in the contest. “I’m pretty sure he’s happy with how he’s playing, but I’m pretty sure he also thinks he could play better, which he probably can”.
“Listen, I was making a little coffee run this morning, got some gas and chose to just go on Instagram and peruse, and saw the votes”, Bryant said via ESPN.
Starting point guard Mike Conley led Memphis with 19 points and five assists, forward Jeff Green finished with 17 points, power forward Zach Randolph had 16 points off the bench and guard Courtney Lee scored 13 points.
To illustrate his point, Bryant recalled a team meeting at Los Angeles Southwest College when Rick Fox told him the other Lakers “just want to feel like you need us”. The Clippers retook the lead for good on a floater from Paul with 2:47 remaining. It is the most successful 15-game stretch against Utah in franchise history…. They’ve won three straight for the first time since a seven-game winning streak helped them secure the division in 2012 in Robert Griffin III’s rookie year.
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The Clippers grabbed a 60-44 lead at the half, outshooting the Lakers 51.1 percent to 41.7 percent.
