Phoenix Suns vs Los Angeles Clippers
3:30 PM ET, March 20, 2011
STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, CA
A bizarre and scary incident before their latest home game didn't appear to rattle the Los Angeles Clippers
The Clippers will try to get back to normal when they make a quick return to Staples Center on Sunday against the Phoenix Suns, who hope to build on their first win in five contests.
Before Los Angeles' 100-92 victory over Cleveland on Saturday, police and security guards were locked in a standoff with a man wielding a steak knife. Both teams were sequestered in their locker rooms for most of the hour-long drama, which ended when the unidentified man was subdued by a beanbag gun then led away in handcuffs.
"That was crazy, man. There aren't too many knife standoffs in Oklahoma -- not that I can remember. So it's a first for me," forward Blake Griffin said. "We were trapped in here for a while. But both teams had to go through it, so it didn't really put us at a disadvantage."
The teams' request for extra warm-up time was denied by the NBA, but it didn't seem to affect the Clippers (27-43). Griffin provided 30 points, eight rebounds and eight assists during Los Angeles' third win in four home games.
Leading scorer Eric Gordon had 29 points while playing in only his third game since Jan. 22. He had missed the past six contests after aggravating a previously fractured right wrist.
The Clippers will try to get back to normal when they make a quick return to Staples Center on Sunday against the Phoenix Suns, who hope to build on their first win in five contests.
Before Los Angeles' 100-92 victory over Cleveland on Saturday, police and security guards were locked in a standoff with a man wielding a steak knife. Both teams were sequestered in their locker rooms for most of the hour-long drama, which ended when the unidentified man was subdued by a beanbag gun then led away in handcuffs.
"That was crazy, man. There aren't too many knife standoffs in Oklahoma -- not that I can remember. So it's a first for me," forward Blake Griffin said. "We were trapped in here for a while. But both teams had to go through it, so it didn't really put us at a disadvantage."
The teams' request for extra warm-up time was denied by the NBA, but it didn't seem to affect the Clippers (27-43). Griffin provided 30 points, eight rebounds and eight assists during Los Angeles' third win in four home games.
Leading scorer Eric Gordon had 29 points while playing in only his third game since Jan. 22. He had missed the past six contests after aggravating a previously fractured right wrist.
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