Coaching staff got on Clippers during halftime of Saturday’s win over Pistons

When the Clippers entered the locker room at halftime of Saturday’s 112-103 victory over the Detroit Pistons, the coaching staff was not thrilled with them. After leading by as many as 13 points in the first quarter and by 10 at the end of the quarter, they were outscored 29-20 in the second by a Pistons team that came in 25-43.

Blake Griffin talked about what was said by head coach Doc Rivers and company at intermission.

“Doc said we had a whole lot of unnecessary energy,” Griffin said. “I think their (coaches) point was just that when things started going bad, when they made a run, we just kind of had bad energy.

“We didn’t put our heads down and work harder, we just kind of gave up, and that’s on me just as much as anybody. So I’m proud of how we responded.”

The Clippers (49-21), who host Milwaukee on Monday at 7:30 p.m., outscored the Pistons 24-15 in the third quarter and played their best defense of the game.