Blake Griffin was held scoreless for nearly eight minutes to start the L.A. Clippers' only visit to the Miami Heat on Sunday, but he shook out his sleepy eyes to finish the first quarter with six points to keep the Clips just a point behind the Heat 20-19 at the first intermission.
Clippers Vs. Heat: Blake Griffin Keeps L.A. In Striking Distance In Sloppy First Quarter
Dwyane Wade scored seven points, but Miami shot just 8-19 as a team, and 1-6 on three-pointers. The Heat had two 24-second violations in the first quarter. L.A. was hardly cleaner with the ball, with a whopping seven first-quarter turnovers. There's truth to J.A. Adande's assertion that the NBA should never schedule noon Sunday games in Miami.
Griffin had a signature dunk late in the first on a putback. He also had three rebounds and two assists. LeBron James scored just four points in the first, and was held scoreless there were 2-1/2 minutes remaining in the quarter.
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