The Los Angeles Clippers (9 - 5) defeated the Detroit Pistons (3 - 12) 104 - 98 on Wednesday. Los Angeles has won two straight and four of their last five games. Matt Barnes missed a second straight game with a sore calf, giving sophomore Reggie Bullock another spot start. The Clippers committed 16 turnovers in the sloppy game, which allowed the Pistons to stay in the game. Jamal Crawford scored a game - high 25 points, and Chris Paul had 23 points. The Clippers have two more games on their road trip. They'll visit Houston on Friday to play the Rockets. Detroit has dropped seven straight games. Brandon Jennings has sat out the last two games with a sprained left thumb. D.J. Augustin and Spencer Dinwiddie are playing well at point guard in Jennings' absence. Andre Drummond had a second straight impressive game. He put up 17 points and 13 rebounds in 38 minutes Wednesday. The Pistons seem to be going away from force feeding Drummond in the post, and they're simply letting him clean up all of his teammates' mistakes, a role that he excelled in last season. They'll host the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday.
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