J.J. Redick scores 13, but Clippers trail Pacers 51-46 at halftime

J.J. Redick

J.J. Redick/Photo courtesy of Los Angeles Clippers

 

The Clippers, no doubt reeling from the latest bit of bad news regarding Blake Griffin, still had to go out and play Tuesday evening in Indiana.

The Clippers’ J.J. Redick scored 13 points and made 3 of 6 from 3-point range, but the Clippers trailed the Pacers 51-46 at the halftime break.

Chris Paul contributed seven points and five assists and Wesley Johnson and Jamal Crawford scored nine and seven off the bench, respectively.

The Clippers shot just 39.5 percent from the field in the half.

Myles Turner scored 16 off the bench for Indiana and Paul George had 14 points and eight rebounds.

The Clippers were hopeful Griffin would return on this five-game road trip from a partially torn left quad tendon. But Griffin sustained a fractured right hand Saturday when he punched out the team’s assistant equipment manager – Matias Testi – at a restaurant in Toronto. Griffin will now miss four to six more weeks.