Stopping Blake Griffin Is Top Priority for Houston Rockets in Game 2

May 5th, 2015 by Kelly Scaletta Leave a reply »

When the Los Angeles Clippers toppled the Houston Rockets in Game 1, stealing home-court advantage in the process, vaunted superstar Chris Paul wasn't even playing. It didn't matter because Blake Griffin was doing unto the Rockets as he had just finished doing unto the San Antonio Spurs.

The Rockets now are faced with having to come back in the series with Paul returning. Frankly, there's no way that happens if they don't figure out how to do something about Griffin in the process. All the Clippers' big man did in Game 1 was score 26 points, grab 14 rebounds and dish 13 assists.

 

The Legend of Blake Griffin



The 6'10", 250-pound power forward has the ability to bend steel rods with his bare hands and jump over tall buildings (OK, compact cars) in a single bound. He is a physical beast—an even bigger version of LeBron James.

Griffin's postseason has gone a bit under the radar because of the focus on Paul, who hit a career-defining game-winner in Game 7. But the Big Ginger also has been unbelievable, posting averages of 24.4 points, 13.3 rebounds, 8.1 assists, 1.4 steals and 1. ...

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