OKLAHOMA CITY >> Doc Rivers had plans for the Clippers’ bench. This, well, this wasn’t one of them.
Eight games into season — essentially 1/10th of the regular season — Jamal Crawford, Raymond Felton, Marreese Speights, Austin Rivers and Wesley Johnson are defending better than every other bench in the NBA.
Even crazier, the Clippers’ staring unit is the only five-man lineup with at least 60 minutes together on the court holding opponents to fewer points per 100 possessions.
“I knew we’d be one of the top offenses in the league. We have so many scorers.