Without Blake Griffin, the other Clippers had to step it up. In Dallas they did just that, winning every quarter along the way to a 115-98 win.
Chris Paul scored 25 and dished out 13 assists, but it was big man DeAndre Jordan who was our MVP. He scored 22 on 8-12 shooting to go along with 27 rebounds and three blocks.
“He looked like Wilt Chamberlain out there playing in 1963 — really, he did,” [Rick] Carlisle said. “He played great and we didn’t have any good answers.”
via Los Angeles Clippers – ESPN.
Here is the update on Griffin: his surgery was successful and he will be re-evaluated in three weeks.
“It’s probably what’s expected, to be honest,” Clippers coach Doc Rivers said. “At the end of the day, we’re the Clippers. You see what you see. I feel very good about our team. Obviously we’ve lost some games, we have injuries and all that, but you go through them. You don’t panic. You don’t. All you have to do is look at history. The Spurs have done it. You go through stuff. We did it [in Boston] in 2010. We had a ton of injuries, and [people said], ‘Break ’em up, trade ’em all,’ and the next thing you know, we’re in the Finals. I’ll let you guys do all the panicking, and we’ll just keep moving along.”