Week 6: November 6 - 12, 2011
Butler scores 30 as Clippers pummel Cavaliers
CLE | 23 | 27 | 22 | 26 | 98
LAC | 30 | 32 | 29 | 35 | 126The Clippers steam-rolled the Cavaliers as Caron Butler led by scoring 30 points, he nailed four of his five three-point attempt and shot 10-of-16 throughout the night... Butler and three other Clipper scored double figures.. Chris Paul continues to shine in his new team as he netted 19 points, dished out 12 assists and recorded four steals... Blake Griffin had a big double-double, 17 points and 16 rebounds, he also blocked three shots... Mo Williams and Chauncey Billups added 16 and 14 points respectively.. Rookie Kyrie Irving led the Cavaliers with his 20 points and nine assists performance... Anderson Varejao had a double-double, 13 points and 13 rebounds... Cavaliers lost third straight this season and has not yet won a single game.
Game LeadersPoints -- Irving 20 | Butler 30
Rebounds -- Varejao 13 | Griffin 16
Assists -- Irving 9 | Paul 12
Blocks -- Parker 1 | Griffin 3
Bulls weather Clippers' fast start to pull away in 4th
LAC | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 91
CHI | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 102After scoring 38 points in a victory against the Rockets, Derrick Rose picks up where he left off as he scored a game-high 34 points to lead the Bulls against the Clippers... Chris Paul had a magnificent first quarter as he scored 15 of his team's 24 points and picked three steals, however, he cooled down and only scored four points on the succeeding two quarters, Paul finished the game with 25 points, 11 assists, six steals... Blake Griffin also in the opening quarter as he pulled down six rebounds, he finished the night with a 21 points, 11 rebounds performance... Bulls pulled away in the last three minutes of the fourth by the help of Richard Hamilton as he drained his two consecutive jumper to put up the Bulls with a four point lead, Hamilton had 13 points but had a rough 5-of-16 shooting night... By then, Clippers wasted two possessions and gave the Bulls the chance to seal the game... Joakin Noah grabbed 13 rebounds while Carlos Boozer had 14 boards but only scored six points on a forgettable 3-of-11 shooting.
Game LeadersPoints -- Paul 25 | Griffin 21 | Rose 34 | Deng 16
Rebounds -- Jordan 13 | Griffin 11 | Boozer 14 | Noah 13
Assists -- Paul 11 | Rose 5
Steals -- Paul 6 | Deng 4
Blocks -- Griffin 1 | Boozer 4
Clippers dominate Raptors behind Paul's 24
LAC | 19 | 31 | 25 | 27 | 102
TOR | 16 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 81Andrea Bargnani and Demar DeRozan combined for 46 points but they couldn't match the Clippers who had five guys who scored double figures as they lost, 102-81... Chris Paul led the way again in a near triple-double night, 24 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, he also had three steals but made four turnovers... Caron Butler added 19 points, Blake Griffin had his fourth straight double-double as he finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds... Mo Williams scored 14 points, while Chauncey Billups also added 14... Linas Kleiza scored 10 points off the bench and also had eight rebounds.
Game LeadersPoints -- Paul 24 | Butler 19 | Bargnani 25 | DeRozan 21
Rebounds -- Griffin 10 | Jordan 8 | J. Johnson 10 | Kleiza 8
Assists -- Paul 7 | Bayless 4
Steals -- Paul 3 | DeRozan 3
Blocks -- Jordan 3 | Bargnani 1
Griffin grabs career high 19 rebounds in a win over Celtics
LAC | 34 | 26 | 18 | 20 | 98
TOR | 22 | 19 | 18 | 26 | 85Blake Griffin scored a game-high 26 points and pulled down a career high 19 rebounds as the Clippers beat the Celtics, 98-85 ending their three game road trip... Griffin now had his fifth straight double-double game of the season... Chris Paul scored 21 points and had nine assists but committed eight turnovers... Mo Williams continues his brilliant play off the bench as he added 15 points... Kevin Garnett scored 20 points for the Celtics, Rajon Rondo had 10 points and 10 assists but their main scorer Paul Pierce had his one of the worst game of his career as he scored only four points on a embarrassing 1-of-13 shooting, and missing all of his seven three-point attempts...
Game LeadersPoints -- Griffin 26 | Paul 21 | Garnett 20 | Bass 14
Rebounds -- Griffin 19 | Bass 10
Assists -- Paul 9 | Rondo 10
Steals -- Paul 3 | Garnett 3
Blocks -- Jordan 1 | Garnett 2
Current Record: 4-2
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