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Saturday, March 24, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Paul leads Clippers over Rockets 95-91
LOS ANGELES (AP)—Chris Paul and the rest of the Los Angeles Clippers were thrilled to have Chauncey Billups back on the bench with them—albeit with a single crutch and walking boot.
His return, and Paul’s 12 points in the final 2:42 gave them the lift they needed to get a much-needed victory from the Houston Rockets.
Paul finished with 23 points, including a go-ahead layup with 24.6 seconds left, leading the Clippers to a 95-91 win on Saturday and putting them within 2 1/2 games of the idle Lakers in the race for first place in the Pacific Division.
One of the happiest Clippers after the win was Billups.
Billups returned to Staples Center for the first time since undergoing season-ending surgery on Feb. 15 to have his torn Achilles tendon repaired.
“It was great,” Paul said. “Chauncey’s a guy I’ve been talking to every day, even when he’s not here. So it’s a lot better now to have him on the bench with me. I wish he would take that boot off and start playing again. We can use him.”
Billups described the day as “bittersweet,” adding: “I would just like to be walking in and putting my jersey on, of course, going out there and fighting with the guys. Obviously, I can’t do that. But on the flip side, it’s just really good to see the guys and see them just as happy to see me as I am to see them. I’m just happy to be back in the loop.”
Blake Griffin had 18 points and eight rebounds before fouling out with 4.9 seconds remaining. Randy Foye, who has been starting at shooting guard since Billups’ injury, added 15 points in what could be his last start because of the acquisition of Nick Young on Thursday from Washington.
Courtney Lee led Houston with a season-high 25 points despite a strained tendon in the middle finger of his left hand. Chase Budinger added 19 points, and Goran Dragic had 14 assists and 11 points.
“It was definitely a winnable game for us down the stretch,” Budinger said. “Our main thing was that we couldn’t get stops in the last three minutes. Chris had a lot to do with it. He was definitely creating, getting to the free throw line, and we just didn’t have an answer for him.”
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His return, and Paul’s 12 points in the final 2:42 gave them the lift they needed to get a much-needed victory from the Houston Rockets.
Paul finished with 23 points, including a go-ahead layup with 24.6 seconds left, leading the Clippers to a 95-91 win on Saturday and putting them within 2 1/2 games of the idle Lakers in the race for first place in the Pacific Division.
One of the happiest Clippers after the win was Billups.
Billups returned to Staples Center for the first time since undergoing season-ending surgery on Feb. 15 to have his torn Achilles tendon repaired.
“It was great,” Paul said. “Chauncey’s a guy I’ve been talking to every day, even when he’s not here. So it’s a lot better now to have him on the bench with me. I wish he would take that boot off and start playing again. We can use him.”
Billups described the day as “bittersweet,” adding: “I would just like to be walking in and putting my jersey on, of course, going out there and fighting with the guys. Obviously, I can’t do that. But on the flip side, it’s just really good to see the guys and see them just as happy to see me as I am to see them. I’m just happy to be back in the loop.”
Blake Griffin had 18 points and eight rebounds before fouling out with 4.9 seconds remaining. Randy Foye, who has been starting at shooting guard since Billups’ injury, added 15 points in what could be his last start because of the acquisition of Nick Young on Thursday from Washington.
Courtney Lee led Houston with a season-high 25 points despite a strained tendon in the middle finger of his left hand. Chase Budinger added 19 points, and Goran Dragic had 14 assists and 11 points.
“It was definitely a winnable game for us down the stretch,” Budinger said. “Our main thing was that we couldn’t get stops in the last three minutes. Chris had a lot to do with it. He was definitely creating, getting to the free throw line, and we just didn’t have an answer for him.”
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Friday, March 2, 2012
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Jeremy Lin warned by Blake Griffin about fatigue from All-Star weekend events
By Marc J. Spears,
Blake Griffin has some advice for how Jeremy Lin should handle All-Star weekend in Orlando: Don’t be afraid to say no.
“I’m sure he will be extremely busy,” Griffin told Yahoo! Sports. “It will be a whirlwind for him the rest of the season just because of a lot of media attention. A lot of times when people come out of nowhere like that, companies or whatever, they are going to be rushing to get a bunch of stuff done now because they kind of missed the boat this season. They didn’t plan for it.
“My advice to him is to say no to things that you are unsure of unless you really, really, really want to do something. If not, don’t do it.”
Griffin, a second-year Los Angeles Clippers forward, was the top attraction at last year’s All-Star weekend in L.A. He won the dunk contest and also played in the Rookie Challenge and All-Star game. He now endorses the Kia car he jumped over in commercials and has challenged Kobe Bryant’s popularity in L.A.
Yet, the memorable weekend drained Griffin. He averaged 22.8 points and 12.6 rebounds prior to the All-Star break. In the month afterward, his averages dipped to 20.5 points and 10.4 rebounds. He says he wasn’t able to catch his breath until the middle of March.
“To be honest, I didn’t enjoy it like I should have,” Griffin said. “I didn’t really get a chance to. We came off an eight-game road trip. We had been on the road 15 days straight. We got in on [Thursday] at like 2 in the morning and then everything for me started at noon on Thursday. Literally, it was from noon on Thursday to past midnight every night [All-Star weekend].
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Blake Griffin has some advice for how Jeremy Lin should handle All-Star weekend in Orlando: Don’t be afraid to say no.
“I’m sure he will be extremely busy,” Griffin told Yahoo! Sports. “It will be a whirlwind for him the rest of the season just because of a lot of media attention. A lot of times when people come out of nowhere like that, companies or whatever, they are going to be rushing to get a bunch of stuff done now because they kind of missed the boat this season. They didn’t plan for it.
“My advice to him is to say no to things that you are unsure of unless you really, really, really want to do something. If not, don’t do it.”
Griffin, a second-year Los Angeles Clippers forward, was the top attraction at last year’s All-Star weekend in L.A. He won the dunk contest and also played in the Rookie Challenge and All-Star game. He now endorses the Kia car he jumped over in commercials and has challenged Kobe Bryant’s popularity in L.A.
Yet, the memorable weekend drained Griffin. He averaged 22.8 points and 12.6 rebounds prior to the All-Star break. In the month afterward, his averages dipped to 20.5 points and 10.4 rebounds. He says he wasn’t able to catch his breath until the middle of March.
“To be honest, I didn’t enjoy it like I should have,” Griffin said. “I didn’t really get a chance to. We came off an eight-game road trip. We had been on the road 15 days straight. We got in on [Thursday] at like 2 in the morning and then everything for me started at noon on Thursday. Literally, it was from noon on Thursday to past midnight every night [All-Star weekend].
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