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Clippers get to .500 with 126-105 win over lowly Kings

Lou Williams scored 26 points and the injury-depleted Los Angeles Clippers beat the Sacramento Kings 126-105 on Saturday to get to .500 at the season's halfway mark.
Los Angeles Clippers guard Lou Williams (23) is fouled by Sacramento Kings guard Bogdan Bogdanovic (8) as he shoots a three point basket in the first half of the game at Staples Center. (PHOTO: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports)

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Lou Williams scored 26 points and the injury-depleted Los Angeles Clippers beat the Sacramento Kings 126-105 on Saturday to get to .500 at the season's halfway mark.

Willie Reed added 14 points and 13 rebounds starting in place of DeAndre Jordan, who has a sprained left ankle. Blake Griffin had 11 points and nine assists as one of eight Clippers in double figures.

Their second game in three days against the last-place Kings was just what the doctor ordered for the Clippers.

Besides Jordan, they were without Austin Rivers and Danilo Gallinari. Patrick Beverley had season-ending knee surgery while C.J. Wilson is out indefinitely.

After the Kings scored the game's first four points, it was all Clippers. They shot 55 percent in building a 21-point lead in the first half, and were up 64-45 at the break.

Willie Cauley-Stein had 23 points and 13 rebounds for the Kings in their fourth straight loss. De'Aaron Fox added 17 points and 10 assists.

The Kings picked up their scoring in the third, losing the quarter 28-23, but they still trailed 91-68 going into the fourth.

Reed and Griffin rested in the fourth, when the Clippers were outscored 37-35.

Los Angeles shot 56 percent from the floor for the game and outscored the Kings 60-50 in the paint.

TIP-INS

Kings: They've lost five in a row to the Clippers and eight of the last nine. ... The Kings lost 121-115 when the teams played Thursday.

Clippers: Coach Doc Rivers said he didn't think Jordan will be out long, but added, "I can't guarantee it." ... Williams has scored 20 or more points off the bench in nine straight games, moving ahead of New Orleans' Jrue Holiday for the longest such streak among active players. ... Jordan's next game will tie him with Randy Smith for most played in franchise history at 715. ... Jordan is already the first player in franchise history to be with the team for 10 seasons.

UP NEXT

Kings: At Oklahoma City on Monday.

Clippers: Host the Rockets on Monday in Chris Paul's return to Staples Center after being traded in June.

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