Charlotte's coach is in love with his bench

"I kept looking in the fourth quarter (for a way to reinsert Lamb) but Jeremy Lin was really the one who did the best job on Kevin Martin," Clifford said. "That (second five) group was playing well and Cody (Zeller) was giving them trouble running the floor and rolling. It was about that group playing well." Clifford figures it could be this way all season, with mix-and-match groups finishing games based on matchups and who is hot at the time. "A lot of times you can have two true groups so (the same) guys don’t have to play well every night. You have more guys to score," Clifford said.