Rowan Kavner
CHICAGO – Halfway through the third quarter, the only Clippers’ player with more than five points was gone.
Blake Griffin posted 18 points and 11 rebounds while the rest of the Clippers’ offense couldn’t get going, but a foul on a swat attempt which found nothing but Taj Gibson’s face turned into a flagrant-2, and Griffin’s night was over with six minutes left in the third quarter.
“He got me up in the air on a pump fake,” Griffin said. “I thought he was going up so I tried to swipe across the ball.