NBA: 3 highest-scoring games of Blake Griffin's career

Blake Griffin was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers with the first overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft. He missed the 2009-10 season due to injury. However, once he made his debut in the league during the 2010-11 season, he put the league on notice with his skill and was even named the Rookie of the Year after averaging 22.5 points, 12.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game over his rookie season.

After spending almost eight seasons with the Los Angeles Clippers where he became a 5-time All-Star, he was traded to the Detroit Pistons in a deal which included Tobias Harris, defending-shooting guard Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanovic, and a couple of draft picks for 2018 and 2019.

He is now with the Pistons and is posting big numbers on a regular basis. Let us take a look at three of the highest-scoring games of Blake Griffin's career in the NBA so far.

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#3 45 vs Phoenix Suns, December 8, 2014

Blake Griffin scored 45 points against the Suns to help the Clippers defeat the Suns

Stat line: 45 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal on 58.3 percent shooting

After starting the 2014-15 season with a win-loss record of 7-5, the Los Angeles Clippers went on a seven-game winning streak and were up against the Phoenix Suns at home for a regular season game. Blake Griffin scored 45 points to help LAC to a one-point victory over the Suns.

Griffin shot the ball at 58.3 % from the field, including 2-for-2 from distance. He dominated the defenders in the paint and the Suns had no answer for him that night. Thanks to his dominance, he went to the free-throw line 17 times and converted 15 of those attempts.

The power forward was +13 on the night and also pulled down 8 boards to go along with 2 assists. In the overtime, Griffin drilled the game-winning three-pointer to beat the buzzer and the Clippers won the game, 121-120.

#2 47 vs Indiana Pacers, January 17, 2011

Griffin led the Clippers to the victory scoring 47 points against the Pacers

Stat line: 47 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists and a block on 79.2 percent shooting

The Clippers were on the second night of a back-to-back, after beating the Los Angeles Lakers, on the back of Griffin's double-double. They hosted the Pacers for a regular-season matchup at the Staples Center. Griffin exploded for his then-career-high 47 points and led the Clippers to victory.

Griffin finished the night shooting a red-hot 19-for-24 from the field, at a field-goal percentage of 79.2. He was dominant in the paint and went 9-for-11 from the free-throw line. Griffin also had 14 rebounds and 3 assists to put together a double-double.

The five-time All-Star was phenomenal +17 on the night and was well supported by Eric Gordon who added 23 points of his own and the Clippers defeated the Pacers, 114-107.

#1 50 vs Philadelphia 76ers, October 23, 2018

Blake Griffin scored 50 points to lift the Pistons over the Sixers

Stat line: 50 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists and a block on 57.1 percent shooting

The Detroit Pistons started the season 2-0 and were at home to take on the visiting Philadelphia 76ers. Blake Griffin went off for his first 50-point game in the NBA and also had a game-winner to lift the Pistons over the Sixers.

In the first quarter, at the 6:24 mark, Blake beat Saric in the post with a spin move for an easy layup to give the Pistons a one-point lead. Griffin exploded for 22 points in the second quarter and Detroit went into halftime trailing by 3 points.

With the Pistons down by 2 points, Griffin made a tough shot over Joel Embiid, to send it into overtime. He took over in the overtime and knocked down a three-pointer in the face of a defender, to give the Pistons a 3-point lead.

With only 1.8 seconds remaining in the overtime and the Sixers leading by two points, Griffin made a tough finish at the rim for an and-1. He then made the free throw to complete the game-winning moment. The Pistons won the game, 133-132.