Here are five takeaways from the Clippers’ 99-88 victory over the Grizzlies in Memphis on Friday.
1. Early on, the Clippers bench was playing good basketball again.
It was Jamal Crawford getting an assist in the first quarter. It was Marreese Speights tipping in a missed shot. It was Wesley Johnson playing defense. It was Austin Rivers and Raymond Felton doing work.
That group provided the Clippers some energy early in the game.
But the reserves weren’t very good in the fourth quarter, giving up some of the lead.