It stood to reason that Clippers shooting guard J.J. Redick would get more scoring opportunities when Blake Griffin got the misery in his right elbow.

He did, averaging 14.6 shot attempts while playing in 14 of the 15 games Griffin missed — he averages 11.6 for the season.

But would Redick take advantage of it? Unequivocally, he did.

Redick, who averages 15.6 points, averaged 18.3 points during Griffin’s absence — twice scoring 26.

When Griffin returned three games ago, the thought occurred that Redick may slow down some. That has not been the case yet. He has scored 15, 23 and 27 points in those games — the latter coming in Wednesday night’s 116-105 victory at Sacramento. He averaged 16.3 shot attempts in the three games.

“I feel like I’m in a good rhythm,” said Redick, whose Clippers (44-25) play host to Washington at 7:30 p.m. Friday (on Prime Ticket). “I had a good kind of understanding and knowledge of where my shots were going to be (Wednesday). I’m getting shots, but I’m not forcing shots, so it’s a good rhythm to have.”

It’s more than a rhythm. It’s Redick’s best offensive season of nine. His scoring average is his career high, as are his shooting-percentage numbers of 46.6 percent overall AND 42.4 percent (160 of 377) from 3-point range.

Redick made 9 of 16 from the field Wednesday, 7 of 12 from beyond the arc. His teammates are looking for him, and he knows it.

“Yeah. The two go hand and hand,” Redick said. “There’s no question. When I hit a couple in a row, I know CP (Chris Paul) is either going to call a set or look for me for a certain play.”

That’s the way it should be, coach Doc Rivers said, when asked postgame Wednesday about Redick still scoring so much after Griffin’s return.

“Well, he’s on fire, number one,” Rivers said. “But it also says that our guys understand that. They’re playing off him.”

Turkoglu’s big night

Veteran forward Hedo Turkoglu has averaged just 10.8 minutes in 49 games this season. Since the Clippers (44-25) have played 69 games, that means Turkoglu has rode the pine in quite a few games.

However, he is taking advantage of an opportunity he’s getting right with Matt Barnes and Jamal Crawford (calf) out. Barnes missed his second consecutive game Wednesday and fourth since March 2 with a sore hamstring. If Crawford, who missed his eighth in a row, were healthy, he’d start for Barnes.

Instead, Turkoglu has started the past two games. He played 21 minutes in Tuesday’s 99-92 victory over Charlotte at Staples Center, scoring six points on 2-of-6 shooting. On Wednesday, he had a season-high 19 points on 7 of 12 from the field — 5 of 10 from beyond the arc — in 33 minutes.

Afterward, Rivers referred to Turkoglu as his “secret weapon.”

“Any night you go out there and do something good for the team to win the game, it really means a lot,” said Turkoglu, who turned 36 ON Thursday. “You feel like you’re part of the team.”

Scouting the Wizards

From Jan. 28 through Feb. 27, the Wizards (40-28) went 2-11. They have rebounded to 6-2 since and have won five consecutive games. Included therein were victories over Memphis and Portland.

The Wizards have quite a backcourt tandem in point guard John Wall and shooting guard Bradley Beal. Wall averages 17.4 points and 10.0 assists and Beal is averaging 14.8 points.

Washington defeated the Clippers 104-96 on Dec. 12 at Washington. Beal scored 29 in that one.