Griffin's most exciting sequence of the game occurred when he deflected a Portland entry pass, tumbled over the scorers table to tip it back into play, leaped back over the table to steal the pass, ignited the break, only to lose the ball on a behind-the-back dribble.
"I was trying to hustle," Griffin said with a sheepish smile. "I went into the stands, came back, the ball came right to me, then I messed it all up with a turnover."
It was the sort of play that signaled to the crowd that it was watching a very special rookie ... but a rookie just the same.