Griffin, who leads the NBA in charges …

Griffin, who leads the NBA in charges drawn, still brings a physical toughness and willingness to do the dirty work. But after starting every game from last season’s playoffs through the victory Monday at Cleveland, Griffin logged just 9:07 against the Cavaliers, and then sat out against the Celtics. He will enter the game against Phoenix averaging a career-low 5.5 points on .318 shooting, and is shooting just .161 from 3-point range. “We just need to look at different things,” coach Steve Nash said. “I think it picked up our pace. [Aldridge is] not the fastest guy on the floor, but we played with pace. We played with ideas. We weren’t stagnant. We moved the ball. I thought we defended well.