Clippers defeat Grizzlies 112-91 in playoff opener

LOS ANGELES (AP) a' Chris Paul brought seven players in double figures with 23 points, Eric Bledsoe had 15 and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 112-91 on Saturday while getting just one dunk within their playoff opener. Points were scored 14 by chauncey Billups, and Caron Butler and Jamal five rebounds before fouling out with 3:32 left as Lob City was seated and Crawford had 13 apiece on an evening when Blake Griffin was used to 10 points. Reserve Jerryd Bayless led the Grizzlies with 19 points, Marc Gasol had 16 and Zach Randolph had 13 points and four boards while enjoying with five fouls in the rematch of last year's first-round collection, won by the Clippers in seven games. Bayless was among four Grizzlies with four fouls. Griffin missed a dunk in the first quarter, when Tony Allen and Ed Davis had Memphis' only two. DeAndre Jordan's driving one-handed throw midway through the next was the Clippers' first, and the big man's first container of the game. Game 2 is Monday evening at Staples Center. The Grizzlies closed inside a stage early in the fourth on a by former Clipper Keyon Dooling. La answered with a 15-3 work to increase 92-79, equaling the 13-point lead it had in the initial half. Eric Bledsoe, who had seven items, opened and shut the spurt with layups as the stores played a significant part in the stretch. The high-flying Clippers held their feet on the ground for some of a game dominated by the referees. Memphis was required 29 fouls and the Clippers 28. Memphis possessed a 48-46 side in score in the color, while the Clippers centered 25-5 in second-chance points and were better on the boards, 47-23. The Grizzlies never brought, and it did not support that Randolph acquired two fouls and Mike Conley Jr. had three in the initial half. Besides Griffin, Jordan had four fouls, while Matt Barnes, Lamar Odom and Ronny Turiaf had three apiece for the Clippers. John scored his team's first eight items in the third, extending their lead to 64-53. The Clippers led 57-51 at halftime after Barnes tipped in Paul's miss just before the buzzer. Before the Grizzlies reduce it to two points twice in the ultimate 1:24 they led by 13 points early in the second. NOTES: The Clippers have won eight straight games, including their final eight of the normal season. ... La is in the playoffs for the next straight year, the first time that is happened since 1991-92 and 1992-93. ... Memphis light emitting diode the NBA in factors allowed with 89.5 per game in the standard season.

Link: [Live Football] Triglav - NK Domzale - Slovenia Prva liga telekom