Blake Griffin joins Larry Bird in record book

With his 17th point Saturday night, Blake Griffin became the fastest player to reach 9,000 points, 4,000 rebounds and 1,500 assists (420 games) since Larry Bird did it in 398.

“There’s not a lot of guys built to play like Blake, with his power and speed,” Clippers coach Doc Rivers said. “He’s a little bit of Karl Malone, a little bit of the next guy. He has the attributes of a lot of people.”