The Los Angeles Clippers looks like they’re on their way to having another terrible season, but Billy Crystal and other Clips fans have a legit reason to be hopeful for the future.

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That reason being a 21-year old power forward by the name of Blake Griffin.

Last night against the Knicks, the 6-10 monster with unbelievable hops was a highlight reel at the expense of two of New York’s international players – Italian forward Danilo Gallinari and 7-2 Russian rookie center Timofey Mozgov. (Check out the video below)

Griffin had an extra hop last night with a career-high 44 points and added 15 rebounds, but despite his spectacular individual performance, the Clippers lost to the Knicks 124-115.

Amare Stoudemre had 39 points while Gallanari scored 31 for New York.