The third game for the Clippers and the second game against the Kings, this time at home in the Staples Center. Much like the first time these teams met, a brilliant performance from Blake Griffin led the Clippers to a fairly slim victory over Sacramento.
The Clippers finished the first half on a 32-16 run which only put them up by 4 at the half mainly due to the 11 offensive rebounds the Clippers allowed, giving the Kings 16 more shot attempts. After the half, the Demarcus Cousins did not return for the Kings due to a sore achilles. However, the Kings still ended up taking the lead in the fourth (like the last time the Clipps and Kings played) before Blake Griffin lead the team to a 5-point victory (like the last time the teams played).
Blake had a very good 37 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Jordan had 15 points, a massive 18 rebounds and 7 blocks. Chris Paul had 17 points and dropped 11 dimes. J.J. Redick scored 23 on 8-9 shooting. While the starters where amazing, the bench was very poor; Paul Pierce, Wes Johnson, Josh Smith and Austin Rivers combined scored 5 points, got 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block and 6 turnovers. Jamal Crawford did manage to score 10 points however.
For the Kings, the big story is obviously Cousins only playing half a game due to a minor injury. Rudy Gay, former Clipper Darren Collison and new signing Rajon Rondo all had strong performances for the Kings.
Up next is the Phoenix Suns on the 2nd of November in the Staples Center.
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