AUBURN HILLS – Dwane Casey will monitor Blake Griffin’s minutes. But he won’t cower to them.
Griffin has averaged nearly 38 minutes over the first three games, skewed somewhat by Tuesday’s 44 minutes in the 133-132 overtime win over Philadelphia. That’s too many, but Casey is comfortable with the 34-plus minutes Griffin logged in wins over Brooklyn and Chicago.
And he has no plans to sprinkle in games off for Griffin nor has the subject been broached with him by the medical team that urged caution with Griffin and Reggie Jackson in preseason.
“It depends on his body,” Casey said.