Blake Griffin's Pistons debut was a successful one during a 104-102 win against the Grizzlies on Thursday, scoring 24 points with 10 rebounds, two blocks, no turnovers and one 3-pointer in 35 minutes. That meant 57 fantasy points in our game.
Not bad for a guy barely knowing the offense mechanisms of his new team and after arriving the day before. Note that 11 of his 24 points came from free throws, though.
This was a huge win for the Pistons as they basically just had to throw their game plan together on the fly. After the game, Griffin said the Pistons only ran four plays throughout the night when he was on the floor because those were the main ones they went over in shootaround. It was also surprising that he closed this game out for the final three minutes while Andre Drummond was on the sidelines. You really couldn't ask for much more out of Griffin and he'll be flirting with early-round value as long as he's active.
Blake Griffin's Pistons debut was a successful one during a 104-102 win against the Grizzlies on Thursday, scoring 24 points with 10 rebounds, two blocks, no turnovers and one 3-pointer in 35 minutes. That meant 57 fantasy points in our game.
Not bad for a guy barely knowing the offense mechanisms of his new team and after arriving the day before. Note that 11 of his 24 points came from free throws, though.
This was a huge win for the Pistons as they basically just had to throw their game plan together on the fly. After the game, Griffin said the Pistons only ran four plays throughout the night when he was on the floor because those were the main ones they went over in shootaround. It was also surprising that he closed this game out for the final three minutes while Andre Drummond was on the sidelines. You really couldn't ask for much more out of Griffin and he'll be flirting with early-round value as long as he's active.
