Montrezl Harrell had 25 points and 11 rebounds, Lou Williams added 16 points and a season-high 11 assists, and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied past the struggling Atlanta Hawks 127-119 on Monday night to win their fifth straight game.
From a Stan Lee tribute shoe to retro Shaquille O'Neal kicks, NBA players continued to show their creativity through their choice of sneakers.
Danilo Gallinari scored 28 points, Tobias Harris had 27 and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied to beat the Brooklyn Nets 127-118 on Saturday night.
Lou Williams hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 40 seconds remaining and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the San Antonio Spurs 116-111 on Thursday night for their first three-game winning streak of the season.
On what this win over Golden State shows about the Clippers, Lou Williams said, "We know it's a name game but we got a good team too."
Asked what people might be missing with the Clippers considering all the attention in LA is on the Lakers, Doc Rivers said the Clippers are "fun" to watch and will compete. But he also said he doesn't blame people focusing more on the Lakers because "the Lakers have LeBron James."
Lou Williams scored 10 of his 25 points in overtime after the Clippers blew a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter, and Los Angeles hung on Monday night to beat the Golden State Warriors at home for the first time in nearly four years, 121-116.
Doc Rivers says he was as proud of the Clippers franchise as he's ever been when it decided to wear the "Enough" shirts. "I'm very proud that we took a stand," Rivers said. "We all have to."
Doc Rivers says Marcin Gortat will start again tonight against Golden State.
The Clippers will soon begin selling those black "Enough" T-shirts, which on the back listed the names of the victims of the shooting that took place in Thousand Oaks earlier this week. All proceeds will go to the Ventura County Community Foundation. They got a lot of requests for them. Lakers and Hawks will wear them tonight.
Lou Williams hit a jumper with .3 seconds remaining in overtime, lifting the Los Angeles Clippers to a 128-126 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday.
The Clippers and Bucks honored the victims of this week's mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, California, by wearing black T-shirts emblazoned with "Enough" across their chests and the victims' names on the back during warm-ups before Saturday's game.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Clippers | 11 | 5 | .688 | - | W5 |
| Golden State | 12 | 6 | .667 | - | L3 |
| LA Lakers | 9 | 7 | .563 | 2 | W1 |
| Sacramento | 9 | 8 | .529 | 2.5 | W1 |
| Phoenix | 3 | 13 | .188 | 8 | L2 |
| RD(PK) | PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1(12) | Miles Bridges | SF | Michigan State |
| 1(13) | Jerome Robinson | PG | Boston College |
| YEAR | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 11 | 5 | .688 |
| 2017-18 | 42 | 40 | .512 |
| 2016-17 | 51 | 31 | .622 |
| 2015-16 | 53 | 29 | .646 |
| 2014-15 | 56 | 26 | .683 |
