Hawks Fall to Clippers on Williams Game-Winner

The Atlanta Hawks lost a back-and-forth affair at Staples Center to a battered Los Angeles Clippers team, who were without 4 of their 5 starters.

With under 30 seconds to go, CJ Williams (not Lou Williams, who torched the Hawks for 34 points) drilled a three-pointer, leaving the Hawks with a chance to win the game with a final shot.

For the final possession, avenues seemed to be opening up for the Hawks, but Malcolm Delaney (who had a solid all-around game) picked up his dribble and basically killed any opportunities the Hawks might have had. He passed it off to Taurean Prince, who was forced to put up a difficult (but makeable) contested two-pointer. The shot clanked off the rim, and that…