Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Current NBA Standings as of the games of November 3,2014 from ESPN.GO.COM

National Basketball Association
NBAWLPCTGBHOMEROADDIVCONFPFPADIFFSTRKL10
Memphis 401.000-2-02-01-02-091.585.0+6.5Won 44-0
Houston 401.000-1-03-00-02-0105.091.5+13.5Won 44-0
Miami 301.000 ½2-01-01-03-0109.397.7+11.7Won 33-0
Golden State 301.000 ½1-02-02-03-0105.790.3+15.3Won 33-0
Sacramento 31.75011-12-01-13-197.096.5+0.5Won 33-1
LA Clippers 31.75012-11-01-13-1102.5100.0+2.5Won 13-1
Dallas 31.75012-01-11-12-1111.8105.0+6.8Won 33-1
Toronto 21.6671 ½1-01-10-02-1106.3101.3+5.0Lost 12-1
Chicago 21.6671 ½0-12-00-11-1106.099.7+6.3Won 12-1
New York 21.6671 ½1-11-00-02-190.395.7-5.3Won 22-1
Washington 21.6671 ½1-01-11-12-1102.7100.7+2.0Won 22-1
Brooklyn 21.6671 ½1-01-10-11-1107.798.7+9.0Won 22-1
Phoenix 21.6671 ½2-00-11-02-1101.3102.0-0.7Lost 12-1
Cleveland 11.50020-11-01-01-1102.0101.5+0.5Won 11-1
Atlanta 11.50021-00-10-01-1102.0100.5+1.5Won 11-1
San Antonio 11.50021-00-11-01-195.097.0-2.0Lost 11-1
Portland 12.3332 ½1-10-11-01-296.795.7+1.0Lost 21-2
Charlotte 12.3332 ½1-10-10-01-190.091.0-1.0Lost 21-2
Boston 12.3332 ½1-00-21-01-0108.0109.0-1.0Lost 21-2
Minnesota 12.3332 ½1-10-10-00-1101.0100.7+0.3Lost 11-2
Indiana 12.3332 ½1-10-10-01-194.796.7-2.0Lost 21-2
New Orleans 12.3332 ½1-10-10-20-295.395.30Lost 21-2
Denver 12.3332 ½1-10-10-10-295.097.0-2.0Lost 21-2
Milwaukee 12.3332 ½1-00-20-01-298.799.0-0.3Lost 11-2
Oklahoma City 13.25031-00-31-11-291.5101.5-10.0Lost 11-3
Utah 13.25031-10-20-01-3103.5105.5-2.0Lost 11-3
Detroit 03.0003 ½0-10-20-00-186.796.0-9.3Lost 30-3
Orlando 03.0003 ½0-20-10-10-292.3104.7-12.3Lost 30-3
LA Lakers 04.00040-20-20-30-4101.0118.0-17.0Lost 40-4
Philadelphia 04.00040-20-20-00-390.3103.5-13.3Lost 40-4
Glossary
  • W: Wins
  • L: Losses
  • PCT: Win Percentage
  • GB: Games Behind
  • HOME: Home Record
  • ROAD: Road Record
  • DIV: Division Record
  • CONF: Conference Record
  • PF: Average Points For
  • PA: Average Points Against
  • DIFF: Average Point Differential
  • STRK: Streak
  • L10: Last 10 Games



Eastern Conference
EASTERNWLPCTGBHOMEROADDIVCONFPFPADIFFSTRKL10
1Miami 301.000-2-01-01-03-0109.397.7+11.7Won 33-0
2Toronto 21.66711-01-10-02-1106.3101.3+5.0Lost 12-1
3Chicago 21.66710-12-00-11-1106.099.7+6.3Won 12-1
4New York 21.66711-11-00-02-190.395.7-5.3Won 22-1
5Washington 21.66711-01-11-12-1102.7100.7+2.0Won 22-1
6Brooklyn 21.66711-01-10-11-1107.798.7+9.0Won 22-1
7Cleveland 11.5001 ½0-11-01-01-1102.0101.5+0.5Won 11-1
8Atlanta 11.5001 ½1-00-10-01-1102.0100.5+1.5Won 11-1
 Charlotte 12.33321-10-10-01-190.091.0-1.0Lost 21-2
 Boston 12.33321-00-21-01-0108.0109.0-1.0Lost 21-2
 Indiana 12.33321-10-10-01-194.796.7-2.0Lost 21-2
 Milwaukee 12.33321-00-20-01-298.799.0-0.3Lost 11-2
 Detroit 03.00030-10-20-00-186.796.0-9.3Lost 30-3
 Orlando 03.00030-20-10-10-292.3104.7-12.3Lost 30-3
 Philadelphia 04.0003 ½0-20-20-00-390.3103.5-13.3Lost 40-4
Western Conference
WESTERNWLPCTGBHOMEROADDIVCONFPFPADIFFSTRKL10
1Memphis 401.000-2-02-01-02-091.585.0+6.5Won 44-0
2Houston 401.000-1-03-00-02-0105.091.5+13.5Won 44-0
3Golden State 301.000 ½1-02-02-03-0105.790.3+15.3Won 33-0
4Portland 12.3332 ½1-10-11-01-296.795.7+1.0Lost 21-2
5Sacramento 31.75011-12-01-13-197.096.5+0.5Won 33-1
6LA Clippers 31.75012-11-01-13-1102.5100.0+2.5Won 13-1
7Dallas 31.75012-01-11-12-1111.8105.0+6.8Won 33-1
8Phoenix 21.6671 ½2-00-11-02-1101.3102.0-0.7Lost 12-1
 San Antonio 11.50021-00-11-01-195.097.0-2.0Lost 11-1
 Minnesota 12.3332 ½1-10-10-00-1101.0100.7+0.3Lost 11-2
 New Orleans 12.3332 ½1-10-10-20-295.395.30Lost 21-2
 Denver 12.3332 ½1-10-10-10-295.097.0-2.0Lost 21-2
 Oklahoma City 13.25031-00-31-11-291.5101.5-10.0Lost 11-3
 Utah 13.25031-10-20-01-3103.5105.5-2.0Lost 11-3
 LA Lakers 04.00040-20-20-30-4101.0118.0-17.0Lost 40-4
Glossary
  • W: Wins
  • L: Losses
  • PCT: Win Percentage
  • GB: Games Behind
  • HOME: Home Record
  • ROAD: Road Record
  • DIV: Division Record
  • CONF: Conference Record
  • PF: Average Points For
  • PA: Average Points Against
  • DIFF: Average Point Differential
  • STRK: Streak
  • L10: Last 10 Games


Eastern Conference
ATLANTICWLPCTGBHOMEROADDIVCONFPFPADIFFSTRKL10
Toronto 21.667-1-01-10-02-1106.3101.3+5.0Lost 12-1
New York 21.667-1-11-00-02-190.395.7-5.3Won 22-1
Brooklyn 21.667-1-01-10-11-1107.798.7+9.0Won 22-1
Boston 12.33311-00-21-01-0108.0109.0-1.0Lost 21-2
Philadelphia 04.0002 ½0-20-20-00-390.3103.5-13.3Lost 40-4
CENTRALWLPCTGBHOMEROADDIVCONFPFPADIFFSTRKL10
Chicago 21.667-0-12-00-11-1106.099.7+6.3Won 12-1
Cleveland 11.500 ½0-11-01-01-1102.0101.5+0.5Won 11-1
Indiana 12.33311-10-10-01-194.796.7-2.0Lost 21-2
Milwaukee 12.33311-00-20-01-298.799.0-0.3Lost 11-2
Detroit 03.00020-10-20-00-186.796.0-9.3Lost 30-3
SOUTHEASTWLPCTGBHOMEROADDIVCONFPFPADIFFSTRKL10
Miami 301.000-2-01-01-03-0109.397.7+11.7Won 33-0
Washington 21.66711-01-11-12-1102.7100.7+2.0Won 22-1
Atlanta 11.5001 ½1-00-10-01-1102.0100.5+1.5Won 11-1
Charlotte 12.33321-10-10-01-190.091.0-1.0Lost 21-2
Orlando 03.00030-20-10-10-292.3104.7-12.3Lost 30-3
Western Conference
NORTHWESTWLPCTGBHOMEROADDIVCONFPFPADIFFSTRKL10
Portland 12.333-1-10-11-01-296.795.7+1.0Lost 21-2
Minnesota 12.333-1-10-10-00-1101.0100.7+0.3Lost 11-2
Denver 12.333-1-10-10-10-295.097.0-2.0Lost 21-2
Oklahoma City 13.250 ½1-00-31-11-291.5101.5-10.0Lost 11-3
Utah 13.250 ½1-10-20-01-3103.5105.5-2.0Lost 11-3
PACIFICWLPCTGBHOMEROADDIVCONFPFPADIFFSTRKL10
Golden State 301.000-1-02-02-03-0105.790.3+15.3Won 33-0
Sacramento 31.750 ½1-12-01-13-197.096.5+0.5Won 33-1
LA Clippers 31.750 ½2-11-01-13-1102.5100.0+2.5Won 13-1
Phoenix 21.66712-00-11-02-1101.3102.0-0.7Lost 12-1
LA Lakers 04.0003 ½0-20-20-30-4101.0118.0-17.0Lost 40-4
SOUTHWESTWLPCTGBHOMEROADDIVCONFPFPADIFFSTRKL10
Memphis 401.000-2-02-01-02-091.585.0+6.5Won 44-0
Houston 401.000-1-03-00-02-0105.091.5+13.5Won 44-0
Dallas 31.75012-01-11-12-1111.8105.0+6.8Won 33-1
San Antonio 11.50021-00-11-01-195.097.0-2.0Lost 11-1
New Orleans 12.3332 ½1-10-10-20-295.395.30Lost 21-2
Glossary
  • W: Wins
  • L: Losses
  • PCT: Win Percentage
  • GB: Games Behind
  • HOME: Home Record
  • ROAD: Road Record
  • DIV: Division Record
  • CONF: Conference Record
  • PF: Average Points For
  • PA: Average Points Against
  • DIFF: Average Point Differential
  • STRK: Streak
  • L10: Last 10 Games




Eastern Conference
ATLANTICWLPCTGBHOMEROADDIVCONFPFPADIFFSTRKL10
Toronto 21.667-1-01-10-02-1106.3101.3+5.0Lost 12-1
New York 21.667-1-11-00-02-190.395.7-5.3Won 22-1
Brooklyn 21.667-1-01-10-11-1107.798.7+9.0Won 22-1
Boston 12.33311-00-21-01-0108.0109.0-1.0Lost 21-2
Philadelphia 04.0002 ½0-20-20-00-390.3103.5-13.3Lost 40-4
CENTRALWLPCTGBHOMEROADDIVCONFPFPADIFFSTRKL10
Chicago 21.667-0-12-00-11-1106.099.7+6.3Won 12-1
Cleveland 11.500 ½0-11-01-01-1102.0101.5+0.5Won 11-1
Indiana 12.33311-10-10-01-194.796.7-2.0Lost 21-2
Milwaukee 12.33311-00-20-01-298.799.0-0.3Lost 11-2
Detroit 03.00020-10-20-00-186.796.0-9.3Lost 30-3
SOUTHEASTWLPCTGBHOMEROADDIVCONFPFPADIFFSTRKL10
Miami 301.000-2-01-01-03-0109.397.7+11.7Won 33-0
Washington 21.66711-01-11-12-1102.7100.7+2.0Won 22-1
Atlanta 11.5001 ½1-00-10-01-1102.0100.5+1.5Won 11-1
Charlotte 12.33321-10-10-01-190.091.0-1.0Lost 21-2
Orlando 03.00030-20-10-10-292.3104.7-12.3Lost 30-3
Western Conference
NORTHWESTWLPCTGBHOMEROADDIVCONFPFPADIFFSTRKL10
Portland 12.333-1-10-11-01-296.795.7+1.0Lost 21-2
Minnesota 12.333-1-10-10-00-1101.0100.7+0.3Lost 11-2
Denver 12.333-1-10-10-10-295.097.0-2.0Lost 21-2
Oklahoma City 13.250 ½1-00-31-11-291.5101.5-10.0Lost 11-3
Utah 13.250 ½1-10-20-01-3103.5105.5-2.0Lost 11-3
PACIFICWLPCTGBHOMEROADDIVCONFPFPADIFFSTRKL10
Golden State 301.000-1-02-02-03-0105.790.3+15.3Won 33-0
Sacramento 31.750 ½1-12-01-13-197.096.5+0.5Won 33-1
LA Clippers 31.750 ½2-11-01-13-1102.5100.0+2.5Won 13-1
Phoenix 21.66712-00-11-02-1101.3102.0-0.7Lost 12-1
LA Lakers 04.0003 ½0-20-20-30-4101.0118.0-17.0Lost 40-4
SOUTHWESTWLPCTGBHOMEROADDIVCONFPFPADIFFSTRKL10
Memphis 401.000-2-02-01-02-091.585.0+6.5Won 44-0
Houston 401.000-1-03-00-02-0105.091.5+13.5Won 44-0
Dallas 31.75012-01-11-12-1111.8105.0+6.8Won 33-1
San Antonio 11.50021-00-11-01-195.097.0-2.0Lost 11-1
New Orleans 12.3332 ½1-10-10-20-295.395.30Lost 21-2
Glossary
  • W: Wins
  • L: Losses
  • PCT: Win Percentage
  • GB: Games Behind
  • HOME: Home Record
  • ROAD: Road Record
  • DIV: Division Record
  • CONF: Conference Record
  • PF: Average Points For
  • PA: Average Points Against
  • DIFF: Average Point Differential
  • STRK: Streak
  • L10: Last 10 Games




Eastern Conference
ATLANTICWLPCTGB3 PTS
OR LESS
10 PTS
OR MORE
VS.
.500 AND ABOVE
VS. BELOW
.500
OT
Toronto 21.667-0-01-01-11-00-0
New York 21.667-1-00-11-11-00-0
Brooklyn 21.667-0-02-10-02-10-0
Boston 12.33310-01-11-20-00-0
Philadelphia 04.0002 ½0-00-40-20-20-0
CENTRALWLPCTGB3 PTS
OR LESS
10 PTS
OR MORE
VS.
.500 AND ABOVE
VS. BELOW
.500
OT
Chicago 21.667-1-01-01-11-00-1
Cleveland 11.500 ½0-00-01-10-01-0
Indiana 12.33310-01-10-21-00-0
Milwaukee 12.33310-11-10-11-10-1
Detroit 03.00020-00-20-10-20-0
SOUTHEASTWLPCTGB3 PTS
OR LESS
10 PTS
OR MORE
VS.
.500 AND ABOVE
VS. BELOW
.500
OT
Miami 301.000-0-02-02-01-00-0
Washington 21.66710-01-10-12-00-0
Atlanta 11.5001 ½0-01-00-11-00-0
Charlotte 12.33321-20-00-21-01-0
Orlando 03.00030-00-20-20-10-0
Western Conference
NORTHWESTWLPCTGB3 PTS
OR LESS
10 PTS
OR MORE
VS.
.500 AND ABOVE
VS. BELOW
.500
OT
Portland 12.333-0-01-00-21-00-0
Minnesota 12.333-0-10-00-21-00-0
Denver 12.333-0-01-10-11-10-0
Oklahoma City 13.250 ½0-11-20-21-10-0
Utah 13.250 ½0-01-21-30-00-0
PACIFICWLPCTGB3 PTS
OR LESS
10 PTS
OR MORE
VS.
.500 AND ABOVE
VS. BELOW
.500
OT
Golden State 301.000-0-02-01-02-00-0
Sacramento 31.750 ½0-00-11-12-00-0
LA Clippers 31.750 ½1-00-00-13-00-0
Phoenix 21.66710-01-11-01-10-0
LA Lakers 04.0003 ½0-00-30-40-00-0
SOUTHWESTWLPCTGB3 PTS
OR LESS
10 PTS
OR MORE
VS.
.500 AND ABOVE
VS. BELOW
.500
OT
Memphis 401.000-1-01-00-04-00-0
Houston 401.000-0-04-00-04-00-0
Dallas 31.75010-11-00-13-00-0
San Antonio 11.50021-00-01-10-00-0
New Orleans 12.3332 ½0-01-10-21-00-0
Glossary
  • W: Wins
  • L: Losses
  • PCT: Win Percentage
  • GB: Games Behind
  • 3 PTS OR LESS: In Games Decided By 3 or Less Points
  • 10 PTS OR MORE: In Games Decided By 10 Points or More
  • VS. .500 AND ABOVE: Vs. Teams Above .500
  • VS. BELOW .500: Vs. Teams Below .500
  • OT: Overtime



Eastern Conference
ATLANTICWLPCTGBEASTATLCENSEWESTNWPACSW
Toronto 21.667-2-10-00-02-10-00-00-00-0
New York 21.667-2-10-01-11-00-00-00-00-0
Brooklyn 21.667-1-10-11-00-01-01-00-00-0
Boston 12.33311-01-00-00-00-20-00-00-2
Philadelphia 04.0002 ½0-30-00-20-10-10-00-00-1
CENTRALWLPCTGBEASTATLCENSEWESTNWPACSW
Chicago 21.667-1-11-00-10-01-01-00-00-0
Cleveland 11.500 ½1-10-11-00-00-00-00-00-0
Indiana 12.33311-11-00-00-10-10-00-00-1
Milwaukee 12.33311-21-00-00-20-00-00-00-0
Detroit 03.00020-10-10-00-00-20-20-00-0
SOUTHEASTWLPCTGBEASTATLCENSEWESTNWPACSW
Miami 301.000-3-02-00-01-00-00-00-00-0
Washington 21.66712-10-01-01-10-00-00-00-0
Atlanta 11.5001 ½1-10-11-00-00-00-00-00-0
Charlotte 12.33321-10-11-00-00-10-00-00-1
Orlando 03.00030-20-10-00-10-10-00-00-1
Western Conference
NORTHWESTWLPCTGBEASTATLCENSEWESTNWPACSW
Portland 12.333-0-00-00-00-01-21-00-20-0
Minnesota 12.333-1-10-01-10-00-10-00-00-1
Denver 12.333-1-00-01-00-00-20-10-10-0
Oklahoma City 13.250 ½0-10-10-00-01-21-10-10-0
Utah 13.250 ½0-00-00-00-01-30-01-10-2
PACIFICWLPCTGBEASTATLCENSEWESTNWPACSW
Golden State 301.000-0-00-00-00-03-01-02-00-0
Sacramento 31.750 ½0-00-00-00-03-12-01-10-0
LA Clippers 31.750 ½0-00-00-00-03-12-01-10-0
Phoenix 21.66710-00-00-00-02-10-11-01-0
LA Lakers 04.0003 ½0-00-00-00-00-40-00-30-1
SOUTHWESTWLPCTGBEASTATLCENSEWESTNWPACSW
Memphis 401.000-2-00-01-01-02-01-00-01-0
Houston 401.000-2-02-00-00-02-01-01-00-0
Dallas 31.75011-01-00-00-02-11-00-01-1
San Antonio 11.50020-00-00-00-01-10-00-11-0
New Orleans 12.3332 ½1-00-00-01-00-20-00-00-2
Glossary
  • W: Wins
  • L: Losses
  • PCT: Win Percentage
  • GB: Games Behind
  • EAST: Vs. Eastern Conference
  • ATL: Vs. Atlantic Division
  • CEN: Vs. Central Division
  • SE: Vs. Southeast Division
  • WEST: Vs. Western Conference
  • NW: Vs. Northwest Division
  • PAC: Vs. Pacific Division
  • SW: Vs. Southwest Division


Saturday, November 1, 2014

Blake Griffin, Clippers fend off Lakers with fourth-quarter comeback

Final
Regular Season Series (Game 1 of 4)

Clippers 118

(2-0, 1-0 away)

Lakers 111

(0-3, 0-2 home)




10:30 PM ET, October 31,2014
STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, CA

1 2 3 4 T
LAC 31 31 24 32118
LAL 22 34 34 21111
Top Performers
LAC: B. Griffin 39 Pts, 7 Reb, 4 Ast
LAL: J. Lin 17 Pts, 4 Reb, 9 Ast, 1 Stl
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Associated Press
Clippers Drop Lakers To 0-3
Blake Griffin scored 39 points to lead the Clippers past the Lakers 118-111.

LOS ANGELES -- Blake Griffin used a banking analogy to describe his dominant performance against the Lakers on Friday night. And most of the time the Clippers got the ball to him, he was right on the money.
Griffin scored 39 points and went 11-for-12 from the free throw line, powering the Clippers to a gritty 118-111 victory over the winless Lakers in the first meeting of the season between the Staples Center co-tenants.
"Just carrying over from last year, and all the work I put in this summer, it's confidence-building," Griffin said. "I mean, when you've deposited a lot of money, you feel good about writing checks. And that's kind of what I'm doing now. I've put the time in on this, but I still have to do the same things that make us successful."
DeAndre Jordan had 11 points and 13 rebounds during a foul-plagued 39 minutes. The two-time defending Pacific Division champions have won eight of nine against the Lakers since the start of the 2012-13 campaign, including victories by margins of 36, 48 and 23 points in the final three meetings last season.
Chris Paul had 12 points, 10 assists and two steals for the Clippers.
Jordan Hill scored 13 of his 21 points in the third quarter, and Kobe Bryant had 21 but cost the Lakers down the stretch with his cold shooting.
"I just tried to make it as tough as possible on him," Paul said. "If you can't get excited about trying to defend against him, then you're in the wrong business."
After stumbling out of the blocks with an 18-point loss to Houston and a 20-point defeat at Phoenix, the injury-riddled Lakers are 0-3 for the fourth time since the franchise left Minneapolis. They also lost their first three games in 2012-13, as well as in 1978-79 and 1960-61 -- their first season in Los Angeles.
Jordan picked up his fifth foul with 6:23 remaining and the Clippers trailing 101-99. Griffin's two free throws tied it for the third time in the quarter at 103 before Jeremy Lin beat the shot clock with a 3-pointer over Paul from the right sideline to give Lakers their last lead.
Lin finished with 17 points and nine assists.
"We talked through some things and tried to open it up a little bit tonight," Lin said. "We tried to get everything moving and the ball popping. We learned to trust each other more. We're growing and figuring out to trust each other the right way. Just trying to create and attack and make as many plays as possible."
Jamal Crawford, last season's sixth man of the year, had 22 points off the bench -- including a 3-pointer that gave the Clippers the lead for good at 112-109 with 1:37 left. J.J. Redick put it away with four free throws in the final 15 seconds.
Starting forward Wesley Johnson, 0-for-5 in the first half, made a 3 on his first shot of the third quarter, and Hill put the Lakers ahead 62-61 on a layup with 10:01 left in the period after they trailed by 15 points with less than four minutes to go in the first.
"It was just a lack of effort on our part, I thought," Griffin said. "We just got complacent -- myself, everybody. We didn't have a sense of urgency and then had to push that 'go' button, so to speak. We let our guard down, and we just can't do that."
Griffin led the Clippers to a 62-56 halftime lead with 18 points on 8-for-13 shooting, after missing his first six shots in Thursday's 93-90 win over Oklahoma City. His first 3-pointer of the season gave them a 25-12 lead with 4:34 left in the first. The Lakers sliced a 13-point deficit to 45-42 with an 11-1 spurt capped by Bryant's 3-pointer with 4:31 left in the half.
QUOTE OF THE NIGHT
"It's just another game. I don't consider Lakers and Clippers a true rivalry yet," Lakers coach Byron Scott said before the game. "Obviously, our biggest rivalry has always been the Celtics. They've got 17 banners; we've got 16 banners. That's a rivalry."
TWIST OF FATE
Scott was drafted fourth overall by the San Diego Clippers, who traded his rights to the Lakers in October 1983 as part of a multiplayer deal for Norm Nixon. Scott went on to win three NBA titles with the Lakers.
TIP-INS
Clippers: Griffin was 12-for-44 from 3-point range last season. ... Paul had 42 points, 15 rebounds and six assists against Golden State last Halloween.
Lakers: Bryant helped Paul to his feet after knocking him down in the second quarter. ... The Lakers Band made a rare appearance on the court to play the national anthem. Team president Jeanie Buss high-fived each member as they walked off. ... Johnson had five points in 30 minutes before fouling out with 4:22 remaining.
UP NEXT
Clippers: Host Sacramento on Sunday.
Lakers: Play at Golden State on Saturday night.
Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press
 
 
 
 

Research Notes

After scoring 17 points on 5-of-8 shooting in the first three quarters, Kobe Bryant was 1-of-7 for four points in the fourth quarter, due in part to the Clippers' rotation of his main defender. In the fourth quarter, Chris Paul was the primary defender on six of Bryant's seven shots, contesting all six.
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Blake Griffin scored 18 of his 39 points in the paint on Friday (on 9-of-12 shooting). Last year Griffin averaged 13.6 paint points per game, and had the most such points in the NBA (1068).
Doc Rivers and company are favored by 12 points tonight according to Westgate Las Vegas Superbook. It could get ugly for the Lakers tonight. They have already lost two straight games by 18 or more points this season. The last time the Lakers lost 3 games in a row by 18 or more points was in 1975 (Feb. 16th to Feb 19th).
 

Randolph leads Grizzlies over Pacers 97-89

Final
Regular Season Series (Game 1 of 2)

Grizzlies 97

(2-0, 1-0 away)

Pacers 89

(1-1, 1-1 home)



7:00 PM ET, October 31,2014
Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN

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MEM 23 22 33 1997
IND 19 34 14 2289
Top Performers
Mem: Z. Randolph 22 Pts, 13 Reb, 1 Ast, 3 Stl
Ind: D. Sloan 12 Pts, 5 Reb, 7 Ast, 1 Stl
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Grizzlies Pull Away From Pacers
The Grizzlies outscored the Pacers 33-14 in the third quarter en route to a 97-89 victory.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Zach Randolph gave over four dozen tickets to family and friends from his hometown in Indiana.
He didn't disappoint with a big third quarter.
Randolph scored 11 of his 22 points in the third and added 13 rebounds to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 97-89 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night.
"We actually got off to a good start and they made a run, but we just kept fighting," he said. "We just kept playing. We started playing defense and we started getting stops."
Marc Gasol had 20 points and six rebounds and Mike Conley added 17 points for the Grizzlies, who are 2-0 for just the third time in franchise history. They have a shot to open the season with three straight wins for the first time.
The third quarter was the difference.
The Grizzlies trailed by as much as 13 points in the third quarter, but Conley and Randolph combined for 13 points in a 26-2 run to take a 74-63 lead with 2:23 remaining in the third.
Chris Copeland came off the bench with 16 points and six rebounds and C.J. Miles finished with 13 for the short-handed Pacers.
"They, as a veteran team, a playoff team, they stepped up their pressure," Miles said. "That's what good teams do. Play like that comes with experience. We're a team that needs to figure that out."
Courtney Lee, who finished with 12 points, was diagnosed with a mild concussion after he left the game at the 2:03 mark in the second quarter. He fell to the ground after a missed lay-up and suffered a blow to the back of the head after hitting Roy Hibbert's knee.
He lay on the floor with his hands on his head for several minutes before he was helped to the locker room.
The Pacers look its first lead early in the second quarter and led at the break 53-45.
The Grizzlies shot just 9 of 20 in the second quarter and Indiana took advantage with a 13-2 run. But Memphis' big third quarter was too much for the Pacers to overcome.
"We played with a lot more aggressiveness in the second half," Memphis coach David Joerger said. "They weren't able to get up as many shots and get up by as many points in the second half."
TIP-INS
Grizzlies: Had just nine turnovers and converted Indiana's 18 turnovers into 14 points. . Despite poor shooting in the second quarter, Memphis still shot 44.3 percent. . The Grizzlies brought three players for an Indiana homecoming. Conley and Lee are from Indianapolis, and Randolph grew up nearly 70 miles away in Marion, Indiana.
Pacers: Hibbert was taken out of the mix early when he picked up his second foul at the 7:19 mark of the first quarter and didn't return until midway through the second quarter. . Beno Udrih was 3 of 3 from 3-point range and Rodney Stuckey added six points in the second quarter, including a turnaround jumper to give Indiana its first lead. . Hibbert blocked a hook-shot by Randolph early in the third quarter and Luis Scola scored to put the Pacers ahead 57-46 before the Grizzlies went on run and pulled away.
DOWN LOW
Vogel acknowledged before the game the significance of defending the post, but the Grizzlies scored 14 points in the paint to pull away in the third quarter. At the same time, Memphis scored nine fast break points, and forced the Pacers to six turnovers and didn't commit any.
UP NEXT
Memphis visits Charlotte on Saturday.
The Pacers travel to Atlanta on Saturday and will play three of the next four games on the road.
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