Clippers 102, Lakers 94: The Ledger

Disregarding his quiet second half offensively, Griffin had an impressive defensive outing. He gives up at least three inches to Andrew Bynum, but that didn’t stop him from rotating over and playing him physically with DeAndre Jordan on the bench. In an encouraging trend, Griffin played inside, attacking the rim and not relying on his jumper as much. He also has a unique relationship with gravity.

Paul followed up his best game of the season with and even better game. The passivity and indecision that plagued him in his first few games is gone. He matched Kobe Bryant almost point for point and dazzled himself into open looks through nonexistent seams. The only concern for L.A. is that he strained his left hamstring late in the fourth quarter and sat out the rest of the contest.