I thought no way was Blake going to make it

Los Angeles, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - The Clippers and Suns played an instant classic Monday that ended in a dramatic and equally unlikely Blake Griffin 3- pointer at the overtime buzzer. Griffin finished with a season-high 45 points and none bigger than the three he willed in on the games final possession, as he stepped back behind the arc and attempted just his 10th 3-pointer of the season. The ball looked short on Griffins release but somehow hit the front of the rim, spun high off the backboard and hit the bottom of the net to give the Clippers a stunning 121-120 victory. I stepped back thinking three, but also to get open, said Griffin. I thought it was short and then I saw it bounce and it went in. I then took off running. It was the eighth straight win for LA, which received 20 points and 10 assists from Chris Paul and survived a monster night from Eric Bledsoe. It was one of those games we figured out a way to win. We needed all 45 points from Blake tonight, Clippers head coach Doc Rivers said. It was a big shot by a big player. We hung in there just enough to get the win. Bledsoe, who spent the first three seasons of his career with the Clippers and was held without a field goal against them last month, totaled 27 points, a career-high 16 assists and 11 rebounds in a losing effort. We thought we were going to win it, Phoenix head coach Jeff Hornacek said. It was so close yet so far away. I thought no way was Blake going to make it. In addition to his first career triple-double, Bledsoe also swatted Pauls would-be game-winner at the end of regulation into the second row. Phoenix was on the verge of its third win in four games after Markieff Morris hit back-to-back 3-pointers to give the Suns a 120-116 lead in the final minute of OT. A jump ball won by Matt Barnes resulted in a J.J. Redick layup at the other end, and a shot clock violation gave the Clippers the ball back with 5.1 seconds on the clock. The Suns used their foul to give with 2.6 ticks left, and Griffin faked a handoff to Paul off a sideline inbounds and fired the game-winner with P.J. Tucker in his face. Phoenix trailed by a dozen late in the third quarter but chipped away at the deficit and went back ahead using a 9-0 run in the early stages of the fourth. Jamal Crawford, for the first time in his 15-year career, was ejected during the surge when he was whistled for a foul going after a loose ball and got in referee Mark Lindsays face. Bledsoe made the two technical free throws and Marcus Morris followed with a 3-pointer to give the Suns a 96-94 advantage with under nine minutes to go. Griffin fueled LAs own 9-0 run a little later, but a Markieff Morris jumper and Gerald Green free throw in the final minute of regulation evened things at 112-112. There were 11 lead changes and 10 ties in a seesaw first half that ended with Jared Cunningham beating the buzzer with a 3-pointer while being fouled. The four-point play put the Clippers head, 60-57, at the break, and Griffin and Paul combined for 21 points in the third to extend the lead. Griffin scored the first four points of an 8-1 run that gave LA an 83-71 cushion late in the third, and it was 89-80 in favor of the hosts heading to the fourth. Game Notes Griffin shot 15-of-17 from the foul line ... Markieff Morris scored 21 points, while Goran Dragic added 17 points and eight assists for the Suns, who made 16 3-pointers ... The Clippers earned a 120-107 home win over the Suns on Nov. 15 ... LA scored 31 points off 17 turnovers. Lucas Vazquez Jersey . Certainly not Monday night. George Hill took care of the early work, scoring a season-high 26 points, and Paul George closed it out by scoring 11 of his 26 points during a decisive second-half stretch that finally allowed Indiana to pull away from Minnesota 98-84 for yet another win. Pepe Reina Jersey . And I wanted to take this opportunity to share some of my experiences gained through International competition and the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Seven NHL referees and six linesmen will be assigned upcoming games in Sochi by the IIHF as part of their 28-man officiating roster comprised of 14 refs and 14 linesmen. http://www.spainsoccerpro.com/Iago-Aspas-Spain-Jersey/. Lawrie was hit on the hand by Cincinnati pitcher Johnny Cueto in the second inning of Sundays 4-3 loss to the Reds. Kepa Arrizabalaga Jersey . With Bernard hurt, the second-round pick has emerged.Hill ran for 152 yards during a 27-10 win at New Orleans on Sunday, his second big game. He also ran for 154 yards against Jacksonville earlier this season. Pepe Reina Spain Jersey . Napoli hit two home runs, Jonny Gomes and prized rookie Xander Bogaerts also connected, and the Red Sox kept up their dizzying scoring spree at Yankee Stadium by bashing New York 13-9 Saturday for a fifth straight win.Frisco, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - A pair of Western Conference contenders collide at Toyota Stadium on Sunday as FC Dallas looks to secure a playoff berth with a win over the Los Angeles Galaxy. Dallas spurned a chance to punch its postseason ticket last weekend as the club lost 2-0 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC, while the Galaxy has already clinched a playoff berth but is firmly in the mix for the Supporters Shield with three games to play. Fortunately for FCD, Sundays match will be taking place on home soil, as the club has lost its last four games away from Toyota Stadium. In the loss to the Whitecaps, Dallas yielded both goals in the opening 18 minutes to Sebastian Fernandez, leaving the club with too much work to do over the remainder of the contest. We came out soft and slow, gave up two goals, and we never really recovered. I think we definitely started to play better as the game went on, but by that point, youre 2-0 down, and they can control the match by sitting there and doing whatever they want. Its disappointing, said Dallas defender Matt Hedges. A win on Sunday would erase some of that disappointment, and Dallas head coach Oscar Pareja has not allowed himself to look beyond the Galaxy match. We need to clinch first, and now we are thinking about LA. My mind doesnt let me go that far, especially when I have such a big responsibility to play the next game and try to take care of our bussiness, which is to get ourselves into the playoffs.dddddddddddd. After that, well see, said Pareja. Los Angeles has its sights set on the Supporters Shield with the club in a battle against Seattle for the regular-seasons top prize. The two outfits enter the weekend level on 60 points, but the Galaxy is in the midst of a great run of form, having claimed a 3-0 win over Toronto FC last weekend for their third straight win to extend their unbeaten streak to 10 games. Galaxy star Landon Donovan has been pleased with his teams form in recent months, and acknowledged that the Supporters Shield has become a real goal for his team in the past few weeks. We havent necessarily been paying attention [to the standings] until the last few weeks, but now its very realistic to win the Supporters Shield and thats absolutely our goal. The Sounders own the first tiebreaker for wins against the Galaxy, so Los Angeles will need to close the season strong in order to claim the honor. And that starts with Sundays fixture, which could be difficult against a good Dallas side. Making matters tougher for the Galaxy is the fact that three key players, Donovan, Robbie Keane and Omar Gonzalez, are away on international duty. Dallas will also be missing a few important pieces as Blas Perez, Je-Vaughn Watson and goalkeeper Raul Fernandez will be away with their respective countries as well. 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