J.J. Redick believes adversity can have galvanizing effect on Clippers

(AP Photo/Michael Conroy). Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul (3) shoots against the Indiana Pacers during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016. The Clippers defeated the Pacers 91-89.

Chris Paul goes up for two of his 26 points in Tuesday’s 91-89 victory at Indiana/AP photo by Michael Conroy

 

Yes, Indiana is now just 23-22 and has lost six of its past seven games. But to Clippers guard J.J. Redick, the Clippers’ 91-89 victory Tuesday at Indiana was a good one, considering the circumstances of the day. It was Tuesday morning when the world found out that Blake Griffin would miss several more weeks because he fractured his right hand punching out team assistant equipment manager Matias Testi on Saturday in Toronto.

“Any time you face adversity, whether it’s wins and losses or guys getting hurt, it can galvanize you, it can bring you together,” said Redick, whose team will complete its five-game East Coast swing Wednesday evening at Atlanta. “(It) was a good feeling to walk off the court and gut that one out.”

Griffin has missed the past 15 games with a partially torn left quad tendon, though he may have been back for the Indiana game had Saturday’s incident not occurred. He is expected to miss four to six more weeks with the hand injury, giving him a possible return of no sooner than the beginning of March.