Clippers 117, Suns 99
***Blake Griffin played like a rookie in the first half, and I say that in the most complimentary of ways. He was energized and aggressive against the undersized Suns, matching his season scoring average with 18 first-half points. He ended up finishing with a routine 24, but his slowdown can be attributed to a lack of playing time. Griffin didn’t see the floor for a single second in the fourth quarter (nor did any other Clipper starter), but LA still held Phoenix to a mere 16 points (keep this number in mind) and ran away with an easy victory. Credit Jamal Crawford and Eric Bledsoe, who scored 23 of their 31 in the final 12 minutes.
***Markieff Morris did not dunk on DeAndre Jordan. Not at all. And it wasn’t because he didn’t try.
***Phoenix’s bench actually performed pretty well — Luis Scola had 18, Michael Beasley had 21, and the unit as a whole scored 45. It was the starters who shat the bed (18-43 FG)… which is kind of ironic considering that the be...
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December 12, 2012
