The Los Angeles Clippers’ Blake Griffin flew into Salt Lake City on Tuesday, presumably aboard an airplane.
During a 112-100 win over Oklahoma City on Monday night, Griffin created a league-wide sensation with a high-flying monster dunk against the Thunder’s Kendrick Perkins.
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What did Paul Millsap think of Griffin’s dunk?
"What everybody else thinks," he said, laughing. "It was amazing, the courage he showed to even try something like that."
The Jazz play Griffin and the Clippers on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. at EnergySolutions Arena.
"An interesting dunk," Josh Howard said. "I really don’t get too excited about stuff like that. But to see that, in game, kind of reminded me of myself in high school. So hats off to Blake. Sorry to Perkins."
About the time Jeremy Evans helped fuel the Jazz’s 93-89 comeback win against Portland with a sensational dunk, Griffin was posterizing Perkins in Los Angeles.
"Usually when you get hit like he did, you don’t make the dunk," Evans said. "But he said, ‘I’m going this way and you’re coming with me.’ … Guys don’t usually make a dunk with all that contact."
Looking for payback
The Clippers, who have played an NBA-low 18 games, lead the Pacific Division with a 12-6 record.
The Jazz crushed L.A. on Jan. 17, 108-79, but the Clippers played without injured guards Chris Paul and Mo Williams.
"They are playing well right now and they’ve got guys back," coach Tyrone Corbin said. " … They didn’t have success here last time. We beat them pretty good. So they are going to want to repay us."
Paul had 26 points and 14 against Oklahoma City.
"He’s a floor general," Millsap said. "He’s going to run everything. He’s going to run the show. He’s going to set guys up. On a team like that — with so many athletic guys with so many offensive skills — you need a set-up guy. He’s the set-up guy."
Howard stepping up
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