The Los Angeles Clippers (44 - 25) defeated the Sacramento Kings (22 - 45) 116 - 105 on Wednesday in Sacramento. Chris Paul was outstanding in the victory, as he played one of his better games of the season. Paul scored a game - high 30 points on 13 - of - 20 shooting and dished out 11 assists in 39 minutes. The All-Star point guard has now had 20 - plus points and five - plus assists in each of his last three games. J.J. Redick also had a very impressive outing, scoring 27 points on 9 - of - 16 shooting from the field and 7 - of - 12 from the three - point line. Blake Griffin also continues to be solid since returning from his extended absence due to an elbow injury. He recorded 19 points Wednesday on 7 - of - 16 shooting, 10 rebounds and five assists, giving him three double - doubles in his last three games since the injury. Matt Barnes sat out Wednesday's game with a hamstring injury, while Hedo Turkoglu was thrust into the starting lineup in his place. Turkoglu played well, scoring 19 points on 7 - of - 12 shooting in 33 minutes. DeAndre Jordan only scored six points, but had 15 rebounds and four blocks on the night. The win moves the Clippers up to fifth place in the Western Conference, as they are holding a tiebreaker over the Mavericks for that position. Los Angeles also is just one and a half games behind the Trail Blazers for fourth place. The Kings were without All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins, who was out with a calf injury, and his absence hurt the team as they were unable to close down the stretch. Rudy Gay, however, after missing two games with a knee injury, did play and led the team in scoring with 23 points on 6 - of - 19 shooting, to go along with six rebounds, four assists and three steals. Jason Thompson was the only other Sacramento starter in double figures, recording 12 points on 5 - of - 10 shooting and eight rebounds in 34 minutes. Andre Miller contributed a solid 16 points on 8 - of - 11 shooting, four assists and three rebounds in 25 minutes off the bench, while Nik Stauskas scored 13 points on 4 - of - 6 shooting in 23 minutes off the bench. Ben McLemore played beyond poorly, shooting 0 - for - 5 from the field and scoring zero points. Up next, the Clippers will head home to take on the Wizards on Friday, while the Kings will go up against the Hornets on Friday in Sacramento.
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 "TeamStat(G,'Clippers') has 25 Losses ,has 116 Total points ,has 44 Wins ."]