LOS ANGELES (CBSNewYork/AP) — Blake Griffin and the Los Angeles Clippers just want to close out the regular season on a roll. Do that, and they may reach their other goal — the fourth seed in the Western Conference.
That would get them homecourt advantage in the first round of the playoffs, and they got a step closer Monday night with a 114-105 victory over the New York Knicks.
The Clippers used an explosive third quarter, outscoring the Knicks 34-19 to build a 25-point lead. Their starters did not play in the fourth quarter.
With the victory, the Clippers pulled within one game of Utah for fourth place with 11 games to play.