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21 Days Los Angeles Clippers Blake Griffin (right ankle) initially injured himself in practice on Monday when he came down awkwardly on Lamar Odom's foot. ESPN LA's Ramona Shelburne added that Griffin would have never played if the team was in the regular season, and we assumed as much on Tuesday night. Griffin's got swelling in the ankle, and he was down on the practice court for "several minutes before limping off" under his own power. Griffin decided to play "after around the clock treatment," so we're listing him as very iffy for Game 6. Griffin confirmed the ankle got "worse and worse" during Tuesday's Game 5 loss. | 21 Days Los Angeles Clippers Blake Griffin, who suffered what is being called a high ankle sprain in a recent practice, started in Tuesday's Game 5, but went to the locker room in the second half. He's been limping through the entire game and it's more than clear that he would not be playing if this wasn't such a big game with the series tied 2-2. We're guessing he'll get treatment and try to return to the game, although shutting him down might make sense. He's hit just 2-of-7 shots for four points in 21 minutes thus far, as the Clippers trail the Grizzlies 67-58 with five minutes left in the third. | 24 Days Los Angeles Clippers Blake Griffin double-doubled against the Grizzles on Saturday with 19 points and 10 boards during a 104-83 Game 4 loss. He was the only Clipper to have more than three rebounds and the Grizzlies locked down just about every other Clippers besides Griffin and Chris Paul (19 points, two boards, six assists, one steal, one 3-pointer and one turnover). The Clippers have been two different teams this series, averaging 102.5 points in the first two games and just 82.5 points in Memphis. It should be interesting to see whether Lionel Hollins has figured out the LAC O or if home-court advantage has been the fuel to their offense. | 1 Month Los Angeles Clippers Blake Griffin fouled out in the fourth quarter of Saturday's game against the Grizzlies, finishing with 10 points, five boards and three assists on 3-of-9 shooting. He said he's only at 70 percent with a back issue and we're inclined to believe him with his lack of attacking the basket throughout the game. The Clippers as a team didn't have a dunk until six minutes left in the fourth, which isn't exactly Lob City's calling card. Griffin should be in better shape on Monday. | 1 Month Los Angeles Clippers Blake Griffin (back) practiced Friday. Griffin's back is still a little balky, but it's nowhere near as bad as the knee injury he played through in last year's playoffs. Expect something close to 35 minutes when the Clippers open up their playoffs against the Grizzlies on Saturday night. | 1 Month Los Angeles Clippers Blake Griffin battled through back spasms against the Kings on Wednesday, finishing with seven points, four boards and two assists on 3-of-10 shooting. He had to leave the game, but did return to start the second half. Blake has been bothered by a calf injury and has shown some toughness in his career. After starting his career off on the wrong foot with a broken knee cap back in 2009, Griffin has incredibly only missed three games in his three seasons. He should be good to go for Game 1 on Saturday. | 1 Month Los Angeles Clippers Blake Griffin was dominant against the Lakers on Sunday with 24 points, 12 boards, five assists and one 3-pointer on 8-of-18 from the field in 37 minutes. He has been battling with a calf injury over the past week or so, but he came to play today. His 37 minutes are well above his season average of 32.5 and he looks somewhat close to 100 percent. Although, with the way teams are cautiously resting players these days, we're expecting Blake to rest in at least one game during the rest of the regular season. | |
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