Game 70: Los Angeles (47-22) vs Brooklyn (40-28)

[mkwest]

The Magic Number for the Division is now 4 (i.e. any combination of 4 Clipper Wins/Warrior Losses).

Blake Griffin did not address the media after the game, leaving Staples Center early for personal reasons according to the team.

Arash Markazi

[mkwest]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4XtjFMuKCY[/youtube]

DeAndre Jordan hoping to prove he's time-worthy

When Jordan was asked if he thought he could put up similar number if given the opportunity to play 35 minutes or more per game consistently, he simply smiled and stayed quiet before finally saying, "I hope so."

The five-second delay and smile before his modest answer made his actual response feel like, "You better believe it."

"It just depends," Jordan said. "Everybody wants to be out there for 48 minutes but that doesn't happen. A lot of the times when you aren't out there you're pissed, but you're cheering on your teammates and you hope you get a win."

"DJ was impressive," Paul said. "DJ was a game-changer for us. Sometimes it doesn't show up on the stat sheet when he changes a shot but 13 and 12, we say it all season long, but that's something he can do every night. ... It's crucial because we need him. We need him big time. I think he knows that and he needs to know that. With him in the game, he's a game-changer. You can't bring it in the lane, he's an unbelievable shot blocker and he changes shots. We need him on both ends of the floor."

Arash Markazi, ESPN Los Angeles

[thanumba2clippersfan]

I wasn't able to watch any of yesterday's game. I'm glad we won. It feels good to have 48 wins.