The Los Angeles Lakers will look to increase their series lead to 2-0 when they host the visiting Memphis Grizzlies for Game 2 of the Western Conference first round at 10:30 p.m. ET.
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Blake Griffin had 10 points and five rebounds in the Los Angeles Clippers' 112-91 victory in Game 1, less than his regular-season averages of 18.0 points and 8.3 rebounds. That's because he was busy wrestling with the Memphis Grizzlies power forward, who like Griffin, played in foul trouble most of the game.
Griffin fouled out late, while Zack Randolph finished with five fouls. He had 13 points and four rebounds -- far fewer than his 11.2 average that ranked fourth in the league this season.
"It's my job to keep him off the glass and everybody else rebound," Griffin said Sunday. "I do want to be more aggressive, but at the same time, I can't hurt us by being too aggressive."
Randolph and center Marc Gasol combined for six rebounds, surprising since the Grizzlies were one of the league's top rebounding teams.
"We didn't play well as a team. They did," Randolph said. "We didn't rebound the basketball like we usually do, so there are still a few things we need to adjust. We'll put this behind us, come out and play our game."
The Clippers plan the same emphasis on the boards for Game 2 on Monday night at Staples Center.
"We know they're great at rebounding the ball, being scrappy, getting in the paint and creating second-chance opportunities," Caron Butler said. "If we can control that, we got a great chance to win the game."
The Clippers got contributions from just about everyone in Game 1, with seven players scoring in double figures.
The opener on Saturday night was close through the first three quarters. After the Grizzlies got within one in the fourth, the Clippers blew it open when they made 15 of 22 shots while shooting 68 percent, owned a 15-5 rebounding advantage, and outscored the Grizzlies 37-22.
