Crawford's late 3 lifts Clippers over Pistons

Doc Rivers considers himself a fairly good NBA coach, but Brandon Scherff Youth Jerseyhe wasn't even going to pretend that he was responsible for the Los Angeles Clippers' 105-103 overtime win against the Detroit Pistons on Monday night. ''That was crazy,'' he said of the game's finish. ''I have to tell you that the players won this, because I screwed this game up more than you know. The two biggest plays we got came when they talked me out of the play I wanted to call.'' The first big play came whenhttp://www.redskinsshopnfl.com/Authentic-Brandon-Scherff-Jersey J.J. Redick hit a tying 3-pointer with 19.6 seconds left in overtime. ''I don't know if Doc is trying to deflect credit, but our coaching staff made a lot of cerebral calls tonight,'' Redick said. ''The play was for me to get a three or Blake (Griffin) to get a layup. I saw Blake look to the corner, and I wasn't there yet, but he trusted I would get there.'' Detroit's Reggie Jackson missed at the buzzer, forcing overtime, and neither team was able to http://www.redskinsshopnfl.com/Authentic-Brandon-Scherff-Jerseytake control. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope made 1 of 2 foul shots with 30.5 seconds left to tie it for the Pistons. Jamal Crawford took a pass from Griffin and hit a 3-pointer from the left wing with 12.4 seconds to go. ''After they scored the first time, I let them change the play the second time, too,'' Rivers said. ''They were so into the game that they had a great feel.'' Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy was furious with Andre Drummond, who gambled on the Amari Cooper Kids Jerseyplay to try for a steal and instead left Crawford all alone. ''I have no idea what he was thinking, but it was certainly not anything that was part of our defensive plan,'' Van Gundy said. ''He ran out to the free throw line, which meant Marcus (Morris) had to sink back into the lane to guard the rim. That's just undisciplined panic.'' With the Pistons needing three, the Clippers fouled Jackson with 9.3 http://www.raidersnflprostore.com/Authentic-Amari-Cooper-Jerseyseconds left, setting off a chaotic finish. Jackson made the first shot, but missed the second. The ball dropped right to Drummond, who missed a point-blank put back, then tipped the miss too hard. Jackson managed to get his hands on the ball twice, but missed a short jumper and ended up hitting the top of the backboard with a desperation shot at the buzzer. ''We were thinking we were going to get double-OT, but the ball wouldn't go in,'' Jackson said. ''I got a good look, but it didn't drop and then I was just trying to make something happen.'' Griffin finished with 34 points for the Clippers, Redick had 24 and Chris Paul put up 13 points and 12 assists.