LA Clippers at Sacramento

[Real Deal]

TIME: 10:00 PM ET

TV: NBALP

[Built Ford Tough]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Blake Griffin had his knees wrapped and his feet dunked in a bucket of ice. Mo Williams, sporting the same look, sat in the chair next to his teammate and just chuckled.

 

While it might not have looked like on the surface, this one was a laugher.

 

Chris Paul had 22 points and nine assists, Blake Griffin added 14 points and nine rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers coasted past the Sacramento Kings 108-100 on Thursday night.

 

The Clippers build a 19-point lead in the fourth that allowed most of the starters to rest.

 

"I was just telling Mo," Griffin said, breaking away from the postgame banter. "To be in a game like this where I think we were only in the fourth quarter for like two to three minutes, it's great. You don't have to finish the game off and get the extra rest, especially with this stretch of games coming up."

 

Just what Los Angeles needed.

 

Williams made all four of his 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to finish with 18 points, helping the Clippers build a 19-point lead and begin a stretch of four games in five nights with a victory. After losing three of the previous four games, Los Angeles will play at Phoenix on Friday night with a little extra rest.

 

"I think the minutes are pretty good. Nobody played any heavy minutes, which is big for us," said Williams, who finished 4 for 7 from beyond the arc. "You always want to have games like this, especially on the road."

 

Sacramento evened the score at the half, but faded late.

 

DeMarcus Cousins had 23 points and 10 rebounds and Tyreke Evans scored 18 points for the Kings, who had won two straight.

 

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