Clippers Hand Bulls Defeat, NBA Scores

LOS ANGELES -- Don't mess with the Clippers' bench. Their reserves have been dominant in Blake Griffin's absence, with Jamal Crawford leading the way with 26 points in a 120-93 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday.

In the Clippers' past four games -- all wins -- the reserves have outscored the opponent's bench 184-78. Their winning streak has coincided with Griffin being out at least a month after breaking his right hand while punching the team's assistant equipment manager.

"Our bench has been better than fantastic," Los Angeles coach Doc Rivers said. "You could see Jamal had it going and they were trying to get it to him every single time. That whole group, they don't worry about misses anymore. I want them to play free, fast and aggressive."

J.J. Redick added 21 points and DeAndre Jordan had 17 points and 20 rebounds for the Clippers, who improved to 15-3 without Griffin.

"It was a collective effort, but Jamal went on a killing spree," said Chris Paul, who had 19 points and seven assists. "That team right there, they don't go away. They just keep on coming and we took all their punches."

The Clippers had three double-digit scorers off the bench a game after their reserves scored 56 points in a 105-93 win over the Lakers. Austin Rivers added 16 and Wesley Johnson had 11. The Clippers made 17 3-pointers, and Rivers led the way with five.

Jimmy Butler scored 23 points, Derrick Rose added 20 and Pau Gasol had 15 points and 14 rebounds for the Bulls, who never made a run in the fourth. They've lost four of six and dropped to 10-11 on the road.

Sunday, January 31 Scoreboard
    
Los Angeles 120, Chicago 93
    
Miami 105, Atlanta 87

Orlando 119, Boston 114
    
Dallas 91, Phoenix 78

Golden State 116, New York 95
    
Portland 96, Minnesota 93

Charlotte 101, Los Angeles 82    

Monday, February 1 Schedule (All Times Central)

Cleveland at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

Dallas at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Memphis at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Washington at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Orlando at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto at Denver, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Utah, 8 p.m.

Milwaukee at Sacramento, 9 p.m.