MIAMI – Blake Griffin has been many things since coming to the Pistons, but not always the two words that best describe his 31-point performance in Saturday’s stabbing loss to Miami: explosive and decisive.
And that’s a great sign for his future – and, by extension, that of the Pistons – as they fit the roster around Griffin over the next four seasons.
Prolific scorers are always in demand in a league where sophisticated defenses make it tougher to score on scheme than ever, but prolific and efficient scorers are the holy grail. And Griffin has always been both, a 21.