Top Performers:
Blake Griffin – 34 Pts, 15 Rebs, 4 Asts, 1 Stl, 1 Blk
James Harden – 32 Pts, 3 Rebs, 7 Asts, 1 Stl, 1 Blk
Blake Griffin could only shoulder the load for so long before James Harden erupted from his capsule. With Griffin exhausting his efforts as the point-forward and the Clippers still falling short, one must ask when will Chris Paul return? In a game like this one, they could have used him. Griffin finished with an impressive statline but his most similar statistical allies were DeAndre Jordan‘s double-double (who only played 25 minutes due to foul trouble and free throw inconsistencies) and Jamal Crawford (19 points on 6-22 FGs).