Clippers improve league leading record to 10-1

In Detroit, Aron Baynes scored 20 points in place of injured Andre Drummond as Detroit remained undefeated at home with a 104-88 win over Oklahoma City.

The 1st quarter was all about the Clippers; they outscored the Nets 39-14, playing their starting unit the vast majority of the quarter. The return to their lineup of starting center Lopez, who was rested while healthy for the second time this season in a 32-point loss to the Clippers on Monday night, had a lot to do with it. Lopez scored 13 first-quarter points and combined with power forward Booker to give the Nets a strong inside presence.

“This is just going to build my confidence and I feel like I play well when I have confidence, ” Ferrell said. Bojan Bogdanovic had 18 points and Sean Kilpatrick had 14.

James Harden’s incredible first quarter, the Rocket’s 42.5 percent three-point shooting and the 76ers’ poor transition defense.

And, no one got it worse than Brooklyn rookie Ronda Hollis-Jefferson.

“It was a good stretch”, Griffin said, noting that there were some defensive lapses. The 27-year-old player also reportedly has an option of terminating his contract with the Clippers early in the 2017-2018 National Basketball Association season. And, the defense, it was as stifling as ever. When they find a proposal which best fits the team, it will be time to pull the trigger. Jeremy Lin together with a handful of veterans in Randy Foye and Luis Scola has joined the team, yet it will not still guarantee success since the team is lacking on their roster. Russell hit another three later in the period to push the Lakers to a game-high lead of 80-67.

“We felt it would be best to take one of the next two off, and just go for it after that”, Lopez said.

The Clippers bench wasn’t whole for the second straight game as Wesley Johnson sat out with an injured left heel.

Chris Paul had 21 points and nine assists and Blake Griffin added 20 points in a 127-95 rout of the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night that improved the Clippers to 10-1 with their seventh straight victory. Brooklyn’s backups registered 48 points against the Clippers.

“Pace and getting the ball across halfcourt are completely different things”, Rivers said.

DeAndre Jordan cleaned up the glass by pulling down 5 offensive rebounds and 9 defensive rebounds.

The ferocious jams got the crowd to their feet and pushed the lead even further. Nothing about what they’ve done in the first 11 games is unsustainable; if anything, with the minutes they’re shorn off their starters’ averages, this could keep up for much longer than any of us could have expected. I still don’t think we do it enough. When Russell provided those theatrics on March 1, 2016, he pointed to his forearm and said he has “ice in my veins”.

Drummond, the NBA’s second-leading rebounder, missed the game due to a sprained right ankle.