February 15th, 2017

The Clippers extended their win streak to 4 in a row, as they took down the Hawks at Staples Center on Wednesday night, 99-84.  Blake Griffin scored 17 points, 9 assists and 5 rebounds to lead the way for LA.

JJ Redick scored 15 points and Austin Rivers added 13, as the Clippers beat the Hawks at Staples for the first time since March 8th, 2014.

The Clippers started to pull away from Atlanta in the 2nd quarter, sparked by a 29-12 run, which included a stretch of 5 3-pointers.  That gave LA as 54-40 lead at the half.

Atlanta was led by Dennis Schroder with 15 points, along with Dwight Howard, who had 11.  However, they trailed by as many as 22 in the 3rd quarter.

Both teams rested their starters in the 4th quarter, but the Clippers defense had another great night.  They held Paul Milsap to just 8 points, and Kent Bazemore to 2.

Its a nice run for the Clippers but things won’t be easy after the All-Star break.  They’ll have to play the 1st place Golden State Warriors in Oakland on February 23rd.  They can worry about that another day, and enjoy their streak for now.