MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Lou Williams was doing his part to keep Los Angeles' offense flowing, and coach Doc Rivers gave the scorer a little extra incentive to make sure the Clippers kept the pressure on the Memphis Grizzlies.
"I told him in the middle of the third (quarter): 'If we don't win, we've got practice (Saturday),'" Rivers recounted after the Clippers' 109-100 victory over the Grizzlies on Friday night. "From that point on, Lou was phenomenal."
As often happens, Williams got rolling early and kept on going, ending up with 40 points and 10 assists, overshadowing a triple-double by Memphis center Marc Gasol.