Ibaka plays well after avoiding suspension
Serge Ibaka - F/C - Oklahoma City Thunder
March 6, 2013 - 1:55 AM ET
Serge Ibaka celebrated his avoidance of a suspension for tagging Blake Griffin's groin on Sunday by dropping 13 points, six rebounds, two blocks and another 3-pointer on 6-of-8 shooting in Tuesday's win over the Lakers.
Ibaka had hit a total of two 3-pointers entering the season, but has somehow dropped 15 of them this year, hitting nearly 40 percent from beyond the arc. The fact he avoided a suspension was a gift to his fantasy owners, courtesy of David Stern, and he'll play three more times this week before playing four times in each of the following two weeks. But it's not pretty after that, as the Thunder play just three games per week for the final full three weeks of the regular season, which could be a fantasy disaster in playoff leagues.
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