Great game and a lot of fun to watch. The Pistons kept it close in the first half, trailing 55-56. Each team threw an array of dunks, the best of which was a tie:

For the Pistons, Josh Smith soared through the lane and really elevated on a jam where he was also fouled, doing a one-handed tomahawk with those long arms.

For the Clippers, Blake took two steps then seemed to float for a second with surreal hang time before finishing past two defenders with a vicious slam.

Unfortunately, when our coach would call timeout, we’d get our shot blocked, and the Clippers would rain a three. Furthermore, at halftime, his usual +/- subtraction of -10 gave the Clippers a nine point win. If a tackling dummy was our coach, we’d have won. Our tragic tale of a season under this new coach has equaled ten out of ten road losses.

#FuckLoyer

Griffin hit everything, going 12-17 with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. For Detroit, Jonas Jerebko made it rain, going 5-7 from downtown for 22 points, a season high, and snagging nine rebounds. The Pistons played pretty well offensively except right out of halftime. The coach took no blame in the postgame.

Chris Paul was the leading scorer with 28 points on an effortless 10 of 15, with 15 assists and six steals. The Pistons kept it close enough to see my Clippers work very hard for 48 minutes. It was my sports catharsis watching my two favorite teams for over 13 years play each other. To have genuine love for both must be like watching your sons play, on a smaller level. Thanks, snarfs.

Final score: Clippers 112, Pistons 103.

*Jamal Crawford returned to action. Stay healthy, G’s. (Reddick, COUGH, Dudley, COUGH.)

**I saw someone in the stands wearing an orange C Bears hat. I thought, who would be douche enough to be wearing that to this particular matchup. Then I thought, “Is it Ashton Kutcher?” (Who I’d seen earlier.) And it was.

He was courtside with Mila Kunis. Later in the game, she looked barely awake. The Douchster seemed to be looking at his phone instead of the babe next to him, since he is an assclown!