The Los Angeles Clippers continue to get poor production from their bench. With Danny Granger excelling, the Indiana Pacers haven't needed much scoring from their reserves.

Granger looks to build on perhaps his best game of the season as he leads the Pacers into a matchup with the Clippers on Friday night.

Los Angeles (7-18) is getting a league-worst 17.6 points per game from its bench. Indiana's reserves have fared only slightly better at 26.7 points a contest.

The short-handed Pacers (9-16) got 23 points from their backups against Golden State on Wednesday night, but Granger scored 41 points and was outstanding down the stretch as Indiana won 127-120. Granger scored 13 points in the final 6 1/2 minutes to carry a team that was without starting point guard T.J. Ford (groin) and forward Troy Murphy (stomach virus).

"I always try to tell myself, 'In the fourth quarter, I have to be more aggressive than I have been throughout the game,' and it's been working well for me," Granger said. "I always want to take the big shot."

Granger scored a career-high 42 points against Detroit on Friday night, but the Pacers lost. That didn't happen again Wednesday, mostly because the fourth-year swingman went 4-of-8 from the field and 8-of-8 at the line in the final period.

Granger, who signed a five-year extension worth up to $65 million earlier this season, finished with 11 rebounds and six assists while making all 17 of his free throws to extend his streak at the line to 43 in a row.

"He's playing a well-rounded game," Indiana coach Jim O'Brien said. "He's more than just putting points on the board. I think he's doing an outstanding job of growing his game in more areas than just scoring."

With Ford and Murphy uncertain for Friday's contest, the Pacers may need another big game from Granger.

Ford, averaging 14.4 points and 5.4 assists, was hurt late in a win over Washington on Monday. Indiana has a better chance of getting back Murphy, who's averaging 11.4 points and a team-best 11.1 rebounds.

The Pacers have been playing without guard Mike Dunleavy (right knee) all season.

Dunleavy's father, Mike, is having a tough time finding a productive combination of reserves as coach of the Clippers. Los Angeles was in desperate need of help from its bench in a 115-109 overtime loss to Chicago on Wednesday night, but seven backups totaled seven points and six rebounds while attempting seven shots from the floor.

Every Clippers starter played 40-plus minutes on the second stop of a four-game road trip. Los Angeles got a career-high 27 rebounds from Marcus Camby, but that wasn't good enough to extend a three-game winning streak.

The Clippers were on the verge of a victory before allowing a game-tying four-point play to Ben Gordon with 20.5 seconds left in regulation.

Camby, who scored 19 points, dominated in the paint and grabbed his 20th rebound late in the third quarter. The veteran center was averaging 14.0 boards and 3.7 blocks in seven games prior to Wednesday's contest.

"We have try to regroup and we have two more games on this road trip," Camby said.

Indiana and Los Angeles split two meetings last season.