February 12th, 2016

The Clippers made it two in a row with a 107-102 victory over the Hornets on Saturday night in Charlotte.  Blake Griffin had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and Austin Rivers added 18 points of his own.

The Clipps got off to a slow start, missing their first six shots, as Charlotte jumped out to an 11 point lead in the first quarter.  However, Griffin’s 11 points sparked the Clippers to a 29-27 lead at the end of the 1st.

LA’s bench did most of the damage after that, outscoring Charlotte 47-30, behind Jamal Crawford’s 22 points and 5 three pointers.  Crawford passed Vince Carter for the fifth-most 3-pointers made in NBA history.

Nicolas Batum had 25 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists for the Hornets.  Charlotte has now lost 9 of their last 10 games.

The Hornets came as close as 3 points in the final minute, but Blake Griffin rebounded a miss from Austin Rivers to help seal the win.  It was the Clippers first two game win streak since January 14th-16th.

The Clippers wrap up their road trip on Tuesday with a game against the Utah Jazz.  Then they’ll host the Hawks on Wednesday in their final game before the All-Star game.