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Isaiah Pead Dolphins Jersey . - Blake Griffin wont be playing in Portland, regardless of whether his 16th technical of the
season is rescinded. Griffin will stay home to rest, along with J.J. Redick,
while the rest of the Los Angeles Clippers close out the regular season against
the Trail Blazers. They recorded their franchise-record 57th victory with a
117-105 win over the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night, when Griffin scored 24
points. "Im very happy that were doing this stuff, but its not what we want,"
Clippers coach Doc Rivers said. Chris Paul had 21 points and 10 assists, and
Redick added 18 points in the Clippers finale at home, where they went 34-7 for
another franchise mark. DeAndre Jordan had 13 points and 16 rebounds. "Its all
good and well," Paul said about the franchise records, "but its all about the
post-season." The win kept the Clippers in the hunt for the No. 2 seed in the
Western Conference playoffs. They would need to win at Portland and Oklahoma
City would need to lose to Detroit on Wednesday night for the Clippers to claim
the second spot. Otherwise, they will remain the third seed. Griffins 16th tech
triggered a league-mandated one-game suspension. But he said he thinks the
league might rescind it. "I honestly do," he said. "It was one of those ones
that was kind of a continuation. If I make a play on the ball and I hit the ball
first, and he gives me a tech for that, Im not sure if thats going to stand up."
Griffin was assessed the tech with 3:23 left in the second quarter. He swung his
right arm around to try to get the ball from Timofey Mozgov and hit him in the
head. Griffin pleaded his case with the referees to no avail. Teammate
Jared Dudley saw the play and was confident the call would be rescinded. "He did
hit ball, but he did follow through and hit his face," Dudley said. "If it wasnt
an offensive foul, the ref said that he wouldnt have called the technical; it
would have been more of a flagrant." Kenneth Faried led the Nuggets with 21
points and Aaron Brooks added 19. Mozgov had 18 points and 11 rebounds as
Denvers three-game winning streak ended. "Every time, its tough to play against
the big guys like them," Mozgov said about Griffin and Jordan. "They work under
the basket so hard." The Clippers scored the games first 13 points and never
looked back. Paul hit two 3-pointers and Matt Barnes added another before the
Nuggets called timeout to regroup. Redick scored 10 unanswered points by
himself, including two 3-pointers that extended the Clippers lead to 18 points.
Griffin had three one-handed highlight dunks in the first. "We were rattled at
the beginning of the game," Nuggets coach Brian Shaw said. "We couldnt settle
down and they jumped out to that big lead, and it was just too much for us."
Mozgov helped the Nuggets close within single-digits after trailing by 23 with a
three-point play that left them down 88-80 to end the third. Denver twice got
within five in the fourth, when all of the Clippers starters except Barnes and
Jordan rested. But Los Angeles pulled away down the stretch for the easy win. "I
wanted them to figure it out," Rivers said of the reserves. "Thats a confidence
booster for them to close it out." NOTES: Redick wont play the regular-season
finale Wednesday at Portland to avoid a back-to-back situation. ... Clippers F
Danny Granger could practice Thursday or Friday. He missed his eighth straight
game because of a strained left hamstring. ... Denver finished 14-27 on the road
and 7-19 against the West away from home. ... The Nuggets host playoff-bound
Golden State on Wednesday in their final game of the season.
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Premier League match at Craven Cottage was missed by the match officials. A
three-man panel of former referees reviewed the incident and all agreed that it
was a sending-off offence.
Kenny Stills Dolphins Jersey . The team announced the defensive coordinator will not be offered a contract
extension.Houston, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - Tennessee Titans quarterback Zach
Mettenberger left Sundays game against the Houston Texans after taking a hit
from J.J. Watt in the third quarter. Mettenbergers pass had already been away
when Watt took two steps, tackled the vulnerable QB and landed with his full
body weight on top of him. No flag was thrown on the play. Mettenberger stayed
on the ground for several minuttes before gingerly walking to the sideline.
Larry Csonka Dolphins Jersey. He made his way to the locker room favoring his right shoulder. Jake Locker, who was replaced by
Mettenberger as the Titans starter last month, came on in relief, and his first
pass was intercepted. The Titans were losing, 24-7, at the time of Mettenbergers
injury. The rookie had thrown for 184 yards with a touchdown and an
interception.
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