If Chris Paul meant to challenge his teammate Blake Griffin, when he said recently that the Los Angeles Clippers will "definitely go as Blake goes," it worked. Not only did Griffin hear his teammates words, he agreed with them. "[Paul] has a huge role on this team," Griffin said Thursday in an interview with ESPNLosAngeles.com. "He's been the guy who has closed out a lot of games late for us. "But in my mind, this is the year I need to step into that role and really help him shoulder that load. I'll be right there with him at the end of games, being the guy that he can always count on." Griffin, 24, has developed into one of the best power forwards in NBA during his first three seasons, but has yet to advance past the second round of the playoffs. Read more http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/...riffin-los-angeles-clippers-agrees-chris-paul
