SACRAMENTO – The new year continues to treat the Clippers (25-14) well, as they followed a six-game losing streak to end 2016 with their third straight win to start 2017, finishing off the Kings (15-21) in a tight finish Friday night.
Here are five quick takeaways from the Clippers’ 106-98 win
1) Chris Paul’s back – Paul missed seven of the Clippers’ last eight games entering Friday night, and head coach Doc Rivers wasn’t going to have him return until he felt 100 percent again. After a hard workout Wednesday, Paul didn’t feel any lingering pain Thursday, and he was cleared to go Friday.