LOS ANGELES — In a playoff-level, intensity filled game, the Clippers (22-21) beat the Rockets (30-12), 113-102, as the Clippers stretch to 11-3 in their last 14 games.
Here are five quick takeaways in the Clippers win.
1) Griffin fills box score —
With 3:40 left in the game, and the Clippers in transition off a Rockets miss, Blake Griffin found himself in the post on a mismatch against Rockets guard Chris Paul. Griffin took his time, backed him down, drop-stepped past Paul, lifted up for a layup and was fouled by Trevor Ariza, converting the and-1.