You'll never convince anyone that the Los Angeles Clippers are better off without Blake Griffin, but for the second game (and year) in a row, it looks like the superstar's absence could be a blessing in the long run.
The Clips put together one of their best top-to-bottom efforts of the season Monday, comfortably dispatching the Washington Wizards in a 108-91 road result that wasn't in doubt at any point beyond the first five minutes of the contest.
Chris Paul only had to log 27 minutes in the rout, but he produced 23 laser-focused points to go along with seven assists and five rebounds. Numbers aside, it was clear CP3 had a mind to control the game with Griffin (sidelined for at least two weeks with a partially torn quadriceps) out of action. Paul got wherever he wanted against a Wizards defense that frequently miscommunicated and lost track of assignments off the ball.
And, perhaps sensing the need to send a message to his teammates, Paul channeled some of Griffin's patented aerial game.
Twice.
"Chris is over 30," Jamal Crawford said on the TV broadcast, via D ...
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Monday NBA Roundup: Clippers Finding Silver Lining in Blake Griffin’s Absence
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