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Paul leads Clippers over Rockets 95-91
LOS ANGELES (AP)—Chris Paul and the rest of the Los Angeles Clippers were thrilled to have Chauncey Billups back on the bench with them—albeit with a single crutch and walking boot.
His return, and Paul’s 12 points in the final 2:42 gave them the lift they needed to get a much-needed victory from the Houston Rockets.
Paul finished with 23 points, including a go-ahead layup with 24.6 seconds left, leading the Clippers to a 95-91 win on Saturday and putting them within 2 1/2 games of the idle Lakers in the race for first place in the Pacific Division.
One of the happiest Clippers after the win was Billups.
Billups returned to Staples Center for the first time since undergoing season-ending surgery on Feb. 15 to have his torn Achilles tendon repaired.
“It was great,” Paul said. “Chauncey’s a guy I’ve been talking to every day, even when he’s not here. So it’s a lot better now to have him on the bench with me. I wish he would take that boot off and start playing again. We can use him.”
Billups described the day as “bittersweet,” adding: “I would just like to be walking in and putting my jersey on, of course, going out there and fighting with the guys. Obviously, I can’t do that. But on the flip side, it’s just really good to see the guys and see them just as happy to see me as I am to see them. I’m just happy to be back in the loop.”
Blake Griffin had 18 points and eight rebounds before fouling out with 4.9 seconds remaining. Randy Foye, who has been starting at shooting guard since Billups’ injury, added 15 points in what could be his last start because of the acquisition of Nick Young on Thursday from Washington.
Courtney Lee led Houston with a season-high 25 points despite a strained tendon in the middle finger of his left hand. Chase Budinger added 19 points, and Goran Dragic had 14 assists and 11 points.
“It was definitely a winnable game for us down the stretch,” Budinger said. “Our main thing was that we couldn’t get stops in the last three minutes. Chris had a lot to do with it. He was definitely creating, getting to the free throw line, and we just didn’t have an answer for him.”
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His return, and Paul’s 12 points in the final 2:42 gave them the lift they needed to get a much-needed victory from the Houston Rockets.
Paul finished with 23 points, including a go-ahead layup with 24.6 seconds left, leading the Clippers to a 95-91 win on Saturday and putting them within 2 1/2 games of the idle Lakers in the race for first place in the Pacific Division.
One of the happiest Clippers after the win was Billups.
Billups returned to Staples Center for the first time since undergoing season-ending surgery on Feb. 15 to have his torn Achilles tendon repaired.
“It was great,” Paul said. “Chauncey’s a guy I’ve been talking to every day, even when he’s not here. So it’s a lot better now to have him on the bench with me. I wish he would take that boot off and start playing again. We can use him.”
Billups described the day as “bittersweet,” adding: “I would just like to be walking in and putting my jersey on, of course, going out there and fighting with the guys. Obviously, I can’t do that. But on the flip side, it’s just really good to see the guys and see them just as happy to see me as I am to see them. I’m just happy to be back in the loop.”
Blake Griffin had 18 points and eight rebounds before fouling out with 4.9 seconds remaining. Randy Foye, who has been starting at shooting guard since Billups’ injury, added 15 points in what could be his last start because of the acquisition of Nick Young on Thursday from Washington.
Courtney Lee led Houston with a season-high 25 points despite a strained tendon in the middle finger of his left hand. Chase Budinger added 19 points, and Goran Dragic had 14 assists and 11 points.
“It was definitely a winnable game for us down the stretch,” Budinger said. “Our main thing was that we couldn’t get stops in the last three minutes. Chris had a lot to do with it. He was definitely creating, getting to the free throw line, and we just didn’t have an answer for him.”
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