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Found January 31, 2012 on Salt Lake Tribune:
PLAYERS: Blake Griffin,  Kendrick Perkins,  Paul Millsap
TEAMS: Los Angeles Clippers,  Oklahoma City Thunder,  Utah Jazz
Jazz notes: Utah awaits Blake Griffin, Pacific-leading Clippers By Steve Luhm The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jan 31, 2012 06:17PM MDT The Los Angeles Clippers’ Blake Griffin flew into Salt Lake City on Tuesday, presumably aboard an airplane. During a 112-100 win over Oklahoma City on Monday night, Griffin created a league-wide sensation with a high-flying monster dunk against the Thunder’s Kendrick Perkins. What did Paul Millsap think of Griffin’s dunk? “What everybody else thinks,” he said, laughing. “It was amazing, the courage he showed to even try something like that.” The Jazz play Griffin and the Clippers on Wednesday at... Copyright 2011 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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