By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.com
Clippers 101, Pistons 96 – Blake Griffin and Jamal Crawford combined for 71 points for the Los Angeles Clippers in Saturday afternoon’s victory over the Detroit Pistons.
The Pistons led by as many as 17 points before the Clippers mounted a comeback during the second half.
Andre Drummond continued his streak of double-doubles with 18 points and 19 rebounds, while Reggie Jackson and Ersan Ilyasova led the Pistons with 20 points each.
The Pistons are now 5-4 on the season, good for third place in the Central Division.
Detroit will stay in Los Angeles to play the Lakers on Sunday night, looking to snap its three-game losing streak.
Record: 5-4
3rd Place in Central Division (3 games behind Cleveland)
7th Place in Eastern Conference (3 games behind Cleveland)
.5 game ahead of Orlando for the last playoff spot
Magic # to clinch a playoff berth: 74
Magic # to clinch Central Division title: 77
Magic # to clinch Eastern Conference title: 77
Next Game: 11/15/2015 @ Los Angeles Lakers 9:30 p.m. @ STAPLES Center
Stats: Reggie Jackson 20 points 5 assists 6 rebounds, Ersan Ilyasova 20 points, Andre Drummond 18 points 19 rebounds, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 10 points, Stanley Johnson 9 points.
Bruins 3, Red Wings 1- The Boston Bruins scored three second period goals in Saturday’s win over the Detroit Red Wings.
Muskegon native Justin Abdelkader broke his 14 game scoring drought, scoring Detroit’s lone goal.
Detroit’s goaltender Petr Mrazek took the loss, he stopped 28 of 31 shots.
The Red Wings are now 8-8-1 on the season, good for 17 points and a fourth place tie in the Atlantic Division.
Detroit will head to Canada on Monday night to take on the Ottawa Senators, looking to snap its two-game slide.
Record: 8-8-1 17 pts
Tied for 4th Place in Atlantic Division (11 pts behind Montreal)
Tied for 9th Place in Eastern Conference (11 pts behind Montreal and New York Rangers)
1 pt behind Tampa Bay for the last playoff spot
Magic # to clinch 25th straight playoff berth: 133 pts
Magic # to clinch Atlantic Division title: 140 pts
Magic # to clinch Eastern Conference: 142 pts
Next Game: 11/16/2015 @ Ottawa Senators 7:30 p.m. @ Canadian Tire Centre
Stats: Goals- Justin Abdelkader (5). Assists- Mike Green (4), Niklas Kronwall (7). Goaltender- Petr Mrazek L (5-4-0) 28 saves on 31 shots.
