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Clippers erase 21-point gap to stun Pelicans
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Blake Griffin sank a clutch 3-pointer as the Los Angeles Clippers completed the team’s greatest road comeback since 2004 with a 112-103 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday.
Griffin drained his 3 with 43 seconds remaining en route to a 27-point performance against the Pelicans who were playing their first game since a leg injury ended the season of All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins.
Griffin also had 12 assists for the Clippers, who rallied from a 21-point first-half deficit and ended the Pelicans’ four-game win streak.
Griffin said they got an earful at halftime about their play in the first half from coach Doc Rivers.
“He got into us a little bit. He said all the things we needed to hear,” Griffin said. “When coaches say what you need to hear and players come out and execute on it, it’s a perfect harmony.”
Lou Williams tallied 22 points, DeAndre Jordan had 12 points and 19 rebounds, and Tyrone Wallace scored 19 points in the win.
Anthony Davis had 25 points and 17 rebounds for the Pelicans, who missed Cousins after he tore his Achilles tendon in the final minute of Friday’s win over Houston. Cousins was averaging 25.2 points and 12.9 rebounds when he went down.
The Pelicans suffered just a second loss in their last nine contests.
In Oklahoma City, Russell Westbrook scored 37 points to lead the Thunder past the Philadelphia 76ers, 122-112 for their eighth straight victory.
Westbrook made just 6 of 20 shots in the first half, when he was knocked to the ground trying to take a charge as Joel Embiid threw down a dunk over him. He was 8 of 13 in the second and also had 14 assists and 9 rebounds.
Paul George scored 31 points, and Steven Adams added 20 points and 13 rebounds for the Thunder. Embiid had 27 points and 10 rebounds, and Ben Simmons added 22 points for the 76ers.
LeBron James had 25 points, 14 assists, and narrowly missed his second straight triple-double, as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Detroit 121-104 for the Pistons’ eighth straight loss.
Elsewhere, it was: Bucks 110, Bulls 96; Raptors 123, Lakers 111; Spurs 113, Kings 98; and Rockets 113, Suns 102.
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