National Basketball Association
L.A. Clippers 122, Washington 101
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 12, 2011
Where: Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Officials:
#53 Mark Lindsay, #13 Monty McCutchen, #65 Sean Wright
Attendance:
20278
By SportsDirect Inc.
Blake Griffin scored all 26 of his points in the first half as the surging Los Angeles Clippers rolled to a 122-101 victory over the host Washington Wizards on Saturday night featuring a battle of the last two overall No. 1 picks.
Griffin, the top pick two years ago, scored 16 points in the first quarter as the Clippers jumped to a 38-27 lead and never trailed thereafter. He was 8 of 17 from the floor and 10 of 11 from the line in 27 minutes. Mo Williams added 22 points and six assists as the Clippers (26-41) won for the fifth time in six games.
John Wall, the first pick in last year’s draft, had 25 points, eight assists and seven rebounds for the Wizards (16-48), who have lost three straight and 10 of 11.
Los Angeles led by as many as 19 in the second quarter and maintained a double-digit lead until Wall scored on a layup and rookie Jordan Crawford canned two free throws to cut Washington’s deficit to 64-55 at the half.
Wall scored six points early in the third to trim the deficit to four, but Williams started a 15-2 run with a 3-pointer, two free throws and a fadeaway jumper, and capped it with two more foul shots to rebuild a 83-67 lead with 3:30 left in the quarter.
Los Angeles led by 18 after the third and by as many as 27 in the fourth.
Top Game Performances
L.A. Clippers |
|
Washington |
Blake Griffin 26 |
Scoring |
John Wall 25 |
Eric Bledsoe 6 |
Assists |
John Wall 8 |
DeAndre Jordan 17 |
Rebounds |
JaVale McGee 8 |
Blake Griffin 10 |
Free Throws Made |
Jordan Crawford 8 |
Al-Farouq Aminu 2 |
Steals |
Jordan Crawford 3 |
Blake Griffin 2 |
Blocks |
JaVale McGee 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
L.A. Clippers
|
122 |
51.8 |
5-14 |
31-43 |
24 |
50 |
4 |
4 |
11 |
Washington
|
101 |
41.6 |
3-16 |
24-29 |
16 |
38 |
2 |
7 |
12 |
Upcoming Games
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Washington will play their next game at home against Oklahoma City. The Wizards have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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L.A. Clippers will play their next game on the road against Memphis. The Clippers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.