Clippers guard Lou Williams was trouble for the Charlotte Hornets from the moment he left the bench, making his first four shots, including three 3-pointers, and scoring 11 points before he was on the floor four minutes.
Williams went on to score 40 points to lead Los Angeles to a 106-98 victory Sunday.
“I always feel like I can get it going, but to see it early, it puts me in a different mindset, in an attack mode,” Williams said. “Once I get two or three early, that way I can just get everybody else involved.”
In an offensive struggle for both teams, the Clippers outshot the Hornets 47 percent to 39 percent to win for the fifth time in six games.