Anyone wishing to send Kevin Durant a house-warming gift should make out the package to his new address, which is the free throw line at Staples Center. The Clippers gave up 40-plus points to a kid for the second straight game -- Durant threw in 46 points, with a whopping 24 coming from the foul line.
Durant added 15 rebounds, four assists, two steals and a block. The Clippers, however, won. How?
Eric Gordon is how. The youngster threw in 41 points of his own, getting 12 from the line and 15 out of seven 3-point attempts.
The peripherals aren't as pretty, but the win -- especially considering just about every top eight player for L.A. other than Gordon or Al Thornton is injured -- is much sweeter.Charles in Charge: Charlie Villanueva continued his sick offensive assault on the world, going for 27/7 on only 14 field-goal attempts in Atlanta. Charlie V came in second to Chris Paul in R.O.Y. voting in 2005-06. He hasn't played that well since ... until this month. He's become a scoring monster.
Monta Lives!: LeBron James won this game at the buzzer, but Monta Ellis spread cheer through the Bay Area by coming back and showing that the moped stole 2-1/2 months of the season, but it can never take his swag. Twenty points and three assists for our protagonist.




