SB Nation Los Angeles - Blake Griffin Continues Assault On NBA, Clippers Get First Road Win Of Seasonhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48949/la-fave.png2010-12-17T19:58:28-08:00http://losangeles.sbnation.com/rss/stream/16463382010-12-17T19:58:28-08:002010-12-17T19:58:28-08:00Clippers Vs. Pistons: Blake Griffin Leads L.A. To 109-88 Win On Road
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<p>Auburn Hills, MI (Sports Network) - Blake Griffin put together his 14th consecutive double-double with 24 points and 17 rebounds, as the <span class="sbn-auto-link"><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.clipsnation.com/">Los Angeles Clippers</a></span> downed Detroit, 109-88, at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Ryan Gomes added 18 points, while Eric Gordon chipped in with 15 points and six assists for the Clippers, who won for the first time in 12 tries on the road this season and ended a 15-game skid away from home. Charlie Villanueva came off the bench to score 18 points and grab nine rebounds, while Ben Gordon supplied 15 points for the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nba/teams/detroit-pistons">Pistons</a>, who have lost five of their last six games.</p>
<p>Leading 59-56 early in the third quarter, the Clippers took off on an 14-0 run, capped by a Gomes triple, to forge a 17-point lead with 2:49 to play in the period. The Clippers took an 80-62 advantage into the fourth quarter and stretched the lead to as many as 28 midway through the final session to cruise to their first road win since March 25 at Houston. LA connected on 11-of-19 from the floor to take a 25-19 lead after the first quarter and continued their hot-shooting in the second stanza.</p>
<p>Griffin posted his 20th double-double of the season by halftime with 14 points and 11 boards, as the Clippers held a 51-46 advantage at the break. The Clips knocked down 11-of-20 in the second quarter for 56.4 percent shooting after 24 minutes of play. Griffin made 11-of-17 from the floor for the Clippers, who shot 56.8 percent. The visitors knocked down 10-of-19 from beyond the arc, getting two triples each from Gomes, Eric Bledsoe and Al-Farouq Aminu...Bledsoe finished with 12 points and eight assists, while Brian Cook contributed 12 points and seven boards off the bench in the victory...Detroit shot only 40.2 percent from the field...Tayshaun Prince added 13 points in defeat...The teams split the two- game season series last year, with the visiting team winning each game...Detroit had taken both meetings in each season from 2003-04 through 2008-09.</p>
<p><i>For more information on tonight's game in Detroit, be sure to read <a target="_blank" href="http://www.clipsnation.com/">Clips Nation</a>.</i></p>
https://losangeles.sbnation.com/los-angeles-clippers/2010/12/17/1883207/clippers-pistons-nba-blake-griffin-road-winEric Stephen2010-12-17T10:40:07-08:002010-12-17T10:40:07-08:00Clippers Vs. Pistons: Blake Griffin, Clippers In Search Of First Road Win
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<p>(Sports Network) - The <span class="sbn-auto-link"><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.clipsnation.com/">Los Angeles Clippers</a></span> will still be searching for their first road win of the season tonight, when they take on the <span class="sbn-auto-link"><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.detroitbadboys.com/">Detroit Pistons</a></span> at The Palace of Auburn Hills. The Clips fell to a miserable 0-11 as the visitor Wednesday and dropped their 15th straight on the road dating back to last year when <span class="sbn-auto-link"><span>Jrue Holiday</span></span> scored a game-high 24 points and the <span class="sbn-auto-link"><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.libertyballers.com/">Philadelphia 76ers</a></span> continued their winning ways with a 105-91 victory over Los Angeles.</p>
<p><span class="sbn-auto-link"><span>Blake Griffin</span></span> posted his 13th consecutive double-double -- 20 points and 18 rebounds -- to go with five assists, but it wasn't enough to snap LA's three- game slide. <span class="sbn-auto-link"><span>Baron Davis</span></span> had 18 points for LA while <span class="sbn-auto-link"><span>Eric Gordon</span></span> had 16 and <span class="sbn-auto-link"><span>DeAndre Jordan</span></span> amassed 15 on a perfect 7-of-7 night from the field. "The team has struggled for a while on the road," Clippers head coach <span class="sbn-auto-link"><span>Vinny Del Negro</span></span> said. "You have to play more unselfish. I didn't like our effort at all."</p>
<p>Griffin now has 19 double-doubles for the season, which is the second most in the NBA, and has averaged 24.0 points and 13.7 rebounds during his 13-game run. The Clippers haven't dropped 12 consecutive games away from home in one season since Dec. 28, 1999-Feb. 20, 2000. The Pistons, meanwhile, improved to 1-1 on a four-game homestand and snapped a four-game skid on Tuesday when <span class="sbn-auto-link"><span>Tracy McGrady</span></span> hit four three-pointers in a dominant fourth quarter, leading Detroit in a 103-80 rout of the <span class="sbn-auto-link"><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.peachtreehoops.com/">Atlanta Hawks</a></span>.</p>
<p>McGrady scored a season-high 16 points for the Pistons, who have won 10 of their last 11 meetings with the Hawks at The Palace. "It'd be nice to be able to play like this on a consistent basis," McGrady said. "It's just one game. Still, we've got to find ourselves. We've got to do this every night." <span class="sbn-auto-link"><span>Richard Hamilton</span></span> scored 24 to lead Detroit, and <span class="sbn-auto-link"><span>Charlie Villanueva</span></span> added 23 with 11 rebounds in the victory. <span class="sbn-auto-link"><span>Rodney Stuckey</span></span> contributed 16 points and 10 assists.</p>
<p>The Pistons, who already topped the Clips in overtime back in LA on Nov. 12, will be shooting to sweep the home-and-home season series between the two clubs for the seventh time in the last eight seasons. LA swept it last year.</p>
<p><i>For more information on tonight's game in Detroit, be sure to read <a target="_blank" href="http://www.clipsnation.com">Clips Nation</a>.</i></p>
https://losangeles.sbnation.com/2010/12/17/2326520/clippers-vs-pistons-blake-griffin-clippers-in-search-of-first-road-winEric Stephen