Blake Griffin
was a workhorse for the Los Angeles Clippers Tuesday, scoring 22 points
and grabbing 10 rebounds in a 94-89 road win over the Chicago Bulls.
Griffin also had a steal and three assists and went 10-of-19 from the
field in 37 minutes to lead Los Angeles to its seventh consecutive win.
Chris Paul added 18 points for Los Angeles and Matt Barnes scored 14 off the bench.
Carlos Boozer led Chicago with 24 points and 13 rebounds. Marco Belinelli added 18 and Taj Gibson scored 10.
Joakim Noah
pulled the Bulls to within two points with a jumper with 22 seconds to
play in the game, but Paul sank three free throws in the closing seconds
to close out the scoring.
The Bulls, who had won five of six heading into the game, also closed
to within 1 point of the lead with 2:44 to play in the second quarter
but did not score again in the period and went to the locker room at
halftime trailing 47-40.
