National Basketball Association
L.A. Clippers 100, Sacramento 82
When: 10:30 PM ET, Thursday, November 25, 2010
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials:
#70 Brent Barnaky, #55 Bill Kennedy, #61 Courtney Kirkland
Attendance:
11504
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Blake Griffin went off for 25 points and 15 rebounds and Eric Gordon added 28 points as the Los Angeles Clippers easily dispatched the Sacramento Kings 100-82 on Thursday.
Al-Farouq Aminu chipped in 12 points for the Clippers, who have won back-to-back games for the first time this season.
Los Angeles led 54-50 at the half and really opened it up in the third quarter, using a 19-5 run to push the lead to 73-58 with 5:24 left in the period. Gordon had nine points and Griffin added seven during the spurt. Seven straight points from Craig Smith midway through the fourth quarter pushed the lead to 94-74 and allowed the Clippers to coast to the finish.
The rookie Griffin has put up at least 24 points and 13 rebounds in each of the last three games and has nine double-doubles in 16 games this season.
Carl Landry scored 18 points and Luther Head finished with 15 for the Kings, who have lost three straight.
Top Game Performances
| Sacramento |
|
L.A. Clippers |
|
Carl Landry 18 |
Scoring |
Eric Gordon 28 |
|
Luther Head 7 |
Assists |
Eric Gordon 6 |
|
DeMarcus Cousins 6 |
Rebounds |
Blake Griffin 15 |
|
Omri Casspi 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Eric Gordon 11 |
|
Tyreke Evans 2 |
Steals |
Al-Farouq Aminu 1 |
|
Samuel Dalembert 2 |
Blocks |
Rasual Butler 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Sacramento
|
82 |
40.8 |
4-11 |
20-32 |
21 |
35 |
4 |
7 |
13 |
| L.A. Clippers
|
100 |
50.7 |
2-13 |
28-36 |
19 |
45 |
4 |
5 |
17 |
Upcoming Games
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L.A. Clippers will play their next game on the road against Phoenix. The Clippers have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .143 after a loss.
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Sacramento will play their next game at home against Chicago. The Kings have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .300 after a loss.
