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LA Clippers: Top 10 Performances of Lou Williams’s Career Year

By Garrett Chorpenning

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 15: Lou Williams of the Los Angeles Clippers poses for portraits during the NBAE Circuit as part of 2018 NBA All-Star Weekend on February 15, 2018 at the JW Marriott in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Michael J. LeBrecht II/NBAE via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 15: Lou Williams of the Los Angeles Clippers poses for portraits during the NBAE Circuit as part of 2018 NBA All-Star Weekend on February 15, 2018 at the JW Marriott in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Michael J. LeBrecht II/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 15: (R-L) Austin Rivers
LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 15: (R-L) Austin Rivers /

No. 7: January 15, 2018 — Rockets 102, Clippers 113

Lou’s Line: 31 points, 9 assists, 3 rebounds

While this game will always be remembered for what happened after the fact, what happened on the court is just as memorable.

Blake Griffin and Austin Rivers were the clear on-court stars, although Rivers hadn’t dressed. Griffin was being overtly physical in Chris Paul‘s first game back in Los Angeles, and Rivers provided all the trash talk imaginable from the bench.

While Griffin arguably had the better game, Williams was the forgotten hero of the matchup. He went for 31 points, nine assists, and three rebounds, connecting on 12/19 shots from the floor.

After the game, in an attempt to shade Griffin, Paul talked about how Williams was the best player on the team. Our heads were elsewhere at the time, but maybe he was onto something. After all, Lou was the game’s top scorer.