Mo Williams said he has told all who will listen and all of the naysayers that "one thing that I can guarantee" is the Clippers will play in the postseason in 2012.

"We're right behind him in that regard," Griffin said Friday after another workout at the team's practice facility in Playa Vista. "That's the mentality and the mind-set of our whole team. That's something that I've been thinking about personally all summer.

"So I have no problems with him saying that. But at the same time we have to back that up and we have to be ready. And I think from talking to everybody, everybody is fired up and ready to go, and I think that's the direction we're headed in."