It's been a trying couple of weeks for the Clippers.
After losing power forward Blake Griffin indefinitely with an injury to his quadriceps, Griffin broke his shooting hand when he punched a team assistant equipment manager last week. But off-the-court issues aside, Los Angeles has been playing excellent basketball lately, especially off the bench.
Jamal Crawford, a two-time Sixth Man of the Year award winner, scored a game-high 26 points off the bench Sunday to help the Clippers beat Chicago 120-93 at home. Crawford went 11 of 15 from the field and 2 for 3 from beyond the arc.
"Our bench has been better than fantastic," Clippers coach Doc Rivers said, via NBA.com .
"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."
It wasn't just the bench producing for the Clippers, however. Center DeAndre Jordan scored 17 points, hauled in 20 rebounds and blocked four shots. J.J. Redick added 21 points and Chris Paul poured in another 19.
The Clippers (32-16) have now won five of their last six games and look like a real threat in the Western Conference once everyone is back and healthy.