Why Blake Griffin Has Been the Los Angeles Clippers’ MVP Thus Far

When Chris Paul separated his shoulder, the popular opinion was that the Los Angeles Clippers would struggle and tumble in the Western Conference standings. Instead, the Clippers are 11-5 sans Paul, and a lot of it has to do with the elevated play of Blake Griffin.

Since January 4, Griffin has shouldered the load for the Clippers averaging 26 points, 7.8 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game. His Usage Rate has rocketed up to third among all power forwards at 25.9 and is behind only Kevin Love (27.0) and LaMarcus Aldridge (28.2) . 

His role as a facilitator has been ...

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