Chris Paul and his Los Angeles Clippers teammates are more concerned with supporting Blake Griffin than worrying about Game 4 against the Utah Jazz. Blake Griffin damaging precious cartilage in his right big toe.
Los Angeles Clippers guard Austin Rivers is expected to play in Game 5 against the Utah Jazz on Tuesday on a minutes restriction. During Griffin's absence last season - he suffered a partially torn quadriceps tendon in December (against Utah, eerily enough) that held him out until late March - Paul's stats increased from 19.3 points and 9.4 assists per game to 20 points and 11.1 assists per contest.
The Jazz's playoff series with the Clippers couldn't have started much worse, with star center Rudy Gobert going down with a hyperextended knee just 11 seconds into Game 1. Things are looking dire for the Clippers, who once again have had a key player fall to injury in the playoffs and look like they are about to choke away their 2-1 series lead.
Griffin led the team in scoring this season with 21.8 points per game, while chipping in eight rebounds and five assists per game. He's such a dynamic player.
Hayward could be back for Game 5, but if he is not then maybe we could just sit back and watch all these ACC alumni go at it. "Chris needs help. Other guys need to step up and score for us". "Just his leadership, it's just a different feeling when he's on the court". Earlier this season, Rodney Hood missed a total of 12 games in 15 outings with a similar hyperextension. Overall, he came into Sunday averaging nine points per game, down from 12.3 points per game in the regular season. "Now we've got go back and take home court".
Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, rear, dunks on Los Angeles Clippers center Marreese Speights defends during the first half in Game 4 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series Sunday, April 23, 2017, in Salt Lake City.
The series shifts back to L.A. for Game 5 on Wednesday AEDT.
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"We're trying to track it down", Snyder said. In the playoffs, he's exploded - 19 points per game on 57% shooting, 35% from three, with three rebounds per game in four games. The Clippers had a chance to take command in Game 4, succumbed late and now find themselves in a real fight.
Eric Gordon and Lou Williams each scored 18 points for the Rockets. The forward left with 8:42 left in the second quarter and did not return.
It's the second straight postseason wherein Blake Griffin suffered an injury.
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The Cavaliers' LeBron James had 33 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, four steals, two blocks and picked up multiple personal records along the way.
"His effect is obvious", Snyder said. "But we found a way to win tonight, and now we have to go to Los Angeles, in front of their home crowd and find a way to win another one". The Jazz outscored the Clippers 58-36 in the paint, a sharp contrast to Game 2 and 3, in which the Clippers outscored the Jazz by a combined 42 points in the paint.
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