Chapter Forty-Nine: Wounded
After the game with the Heat, the Clippers received bad news, one of the core of the interior Chris Carman suffered a wrist contusion and pain, and the return date was undecided, which also gave the Clippers team who were striving for the top a blow to the head, although because of the cultivation of Griffin Carman's status is not as good as before, but he still averages about 15 points per game, which is very stable and is one of the inner fulcrums. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Now that his injury has left the Clippers without a consistent scoring point on the inside, Dunleavy has to reactivate Camby, and the veteran did not complain during the time when Camby was on the bench, and he worked hard to play his light and heat in a limited time, and Griffin admired his professionalism.
Partnering with Camby is also very beneficial to Griffin's interior defense, because this aspect has always been Griffin's weakness, and it is understandable that Griffin's height preference for short arm span led to a lack of interior defensive deterrence, but now Griffin's physical fitness has improved comprehensively, and his arm span and height can be regarded as the standard for big forwards, and his strength is top-notch.
The battle with the Memphis Grizzlies can be regarded as one of Griffin's most enjoyable opponents, and the black and white bears play very tough, that is, they are tough, and they are more qualified Riffin's appetite, and every time they compete with the black and white bears, they are also fierce, like a wrestling.
On the Memphis side, the two bears also praised Griffin in the pre-game interview, look at their own Tabit, and then look at the Griffin next door, they are all top three students, why is the gap so big.
In the game, it also confirmed the rumors that the Grizzlies were dissatisfied with Tabit, and after the entire first quarter, Tabit did not show up, and the competition on the inside was as fierce as ever, every rebound, every inside offense was accompanied by a violent collision of muscles, regardless of the feelings of the players, the audience was too addicted anyway.
The second quarter rotation phase was not so easy for the Clippers, and it was thought that putting Thorton on the bench and matching it with Telfair would make the bench more powerful, but the sky did not fulfill people's wishes, and Telfer had a sudden gastroenteritis before the game, which caused the game to be temporarily unable to play, but fortunately, the Grizzlies' bench was also weak offensively, and the point difference was not opened too much.
In the second half of the second quarter, Griffin began to exert his power, first hitting the inside line continuously, one of which changed hands from a distance and skated to lock up the top five of the day in advance, in addition, after receiving Davis's ball, Griffin actually hit two jumpers near the free throw line, which made Randolph very depressed, but fortunately, Griffin only hit 2.
Relying on Griffin's strong play in the second quarter, the Clippers trailed by four points at halftime 41:45 and entered the second half.
In the third quarter, both teams entered a scoring drought, and almost all of the scores were made of free throws one by one, so the fight for offensive rebounds was particularly important, and Dunleavy was very happy off the court at the moment, and the Grizzlies didn't mention Gasol first, just said Randolph, although he couldn't jump, but relying on the card position and judgment of rebounding, he was also a good offensive rebounder in the league.
But at this moment, the Black Bears were firmly suppressed by Griffin, who had already grabbed 5 offensive rebounds, which was only the third quarter, and it was taken on the heads of the double bears, full of gold, just look at Randolph's depressed face to know Griffin's ability on rebounding.
In the fifth minute of the third quarter, Gordon missed a jump shot after taking advantage of Camby's block, Griffin stuck his position early under the basket, and Randolph and Gasol who turned around hung beside him, and the ball bounced high.
"It's now!" Griffin jumped up so hard that Randolph could only watch Griffin rise into the air, but Randolph still jumped up and tried to get the ball out, and Gasol joined in grabbing the rebound.
Not only that, but Guy on the outside jumped up immediately after Griffin jumped, judging from the scene, it was all three people who were grabbing this rebound with Griffin, and the next second, the audience let out an exclamation, and Dunleavy on the sidelines jumped up on the spot like a frightened rabbit!
"Oh, Blake Griffin, I hope he's okay, I have to say that this ball is Randolph is not under control, plus the external force of Guy and Gasol, this fall is not light, I hope there is no injury, I am shocked by Griffin's rebounding ability."
Griffin, who was in the air, was about to touch the cute ball, but the next second he felt that his right waist was pushed and lost his balance in the air, and the tragedy was that Gasol on the left and Guy behind him also collided with Griffin in the air, so Griffin fell directly to the floor on his back.
"Hey buddy, I didn't mean to! I swear in God's name, I'm just trying to stop him! Surrounded by Clippers players, Randolph didn't make any extra moves, and kept rushing at the Clippers players and referees with his hands raised to explain.
Randolph really didn't mean it, but the movements were very big and he didn't stop it for a while, and Randolph tried to check Griffin's situation for the first time after Griffin fell to the ground. Griffin, who was lying on the ground, didn't feel good in his back, and he couldn't feel the pain anymore, and it took about a minute for Griffin to feel that he could sit up slowly, but his back was still in pain.
After checking the medical staff, the preliminary decision was that this game must not be played, in fact, Griffin also felt it, and the part of his back did not feel anything at all, only pain, and walked into the locker room with the support of the staff.
Dunleavy frowned, he knew how good Griffin's body was, Dunleavy had always thought that Griffin would not be injured, but he didn't expect everything to come so suddenly, the front foot Carman was just injured, and now Griffin was also injured, and he was completely playful.
Without Griffin, one less containment point and endpoint on the inside, one less interior line averaging 20 points per game, and one less rebound guarantee, Dunleavy can only beg God that Griffin's injury is not so serious.
"Griffin doesn't look like he's coming back in this game, his stats are fixed at 14 points and 8 rebounds, which means that Griffin's streak of 36 consecutive double-doubles is coming to an abrupt end, unfortunately, but I still have a lot of respect for him."
Dunleavy, who had no one on the inside, had to use Jordan Jr. and Smith, and Jordan Jr. finally got the coveted opportunity to play, but Huobao didn't look happy now, he was more concerned about the situation of his buddy Griffin, as long as Griffin was healthy, he preferred to sit on the bench.
The players who were inspired by Griffin burst out with combat effectiveness, and Jordan Jr., who was on the court, also released his own small universe, which may also be the reason why Randolph and Gasol were a little stunned, and they were taken by Jordan Jr. 3 times, all of which were sturdy hats.
Before the end of the game, the Clippers received Griffin's injury report, a back strain, not very serious, out of the field for about a week, Dunleavy breathed a sigh of relief but also a little pain, the team was chasing the record but the core injury, it was a river of sadness.
In the end, the Clippers lost to the Grizzlies 102-104 away, Jordan Jr. who came off the bench cut 8 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks of efficient data, Davis and Gordon scored double 20, and the Grizzlies combined to contribute 44 points and 13 rebounds.
Randolph went to the Clippers locker room immediately after the game to find Griffin, who had just received an initial medical treatment.
"Hey bro, it's my fault, but I can swear I definitely didn't mean to, I'm not a dirty player, I'm sorry for my behavior today, I hope you get better soon, please forgive me if you will."
Although Griffin was a little annoyed in his heart, Randolph was quite good, and he really didn't mean it, so he couldn't be too stingy, the two shook hands on the spot and reconciled, and tacitly rounded each other at the press conference.
After the game, Griffin also got the news from Sam, and immediately called Griffin to ask for warmth, Xiao Nizi even almost cried, and Griffin said so much that Griffin reassured Griffin.
The medical team checked again and confirmed that Griffin would not be able to play for at least five games, and Dunleavy could tell from the look on his face how much pain he had.