NBA 2018-19: 3 Talking Points from Los Angeles Clippers vs Boston Celtics

The Boston Celtics continued their road trip at the Staples Center against the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers absolutely blew them away and ended up with a very comfortable 140-115 victory.

Lou Williams became the all-time leader in points scored coming off the bench. He overtook Dell Curry, and ended the match with the game high 34 points. The Clippers took an early lead in this match and never looked back. They outscored the Celtics in every quarter of this match, and never allowed any chance of a comeback.

With the win, the Clippers consolidated their playoff hopes. They now have a 39-29 record and are the 6th ranked team in the Western Conference. They are a full 5 games ahead of the 9th placed Sacramento Kings.

On the other hand, the Celtics have a 41-27 record and are the 5th ranked team in the Eastern Conference. They might have to play the entire playoffs without having home advantage against their opponent teams.

Let's have a look at the top three takeaways from this match:

#3 Lack of effort and energy by the Celtics:

Kyrie Irving didn't have a great outing

The Celtics never looked up for challenge in this match. From the very beginning of this match, they started getting outplayed in every aspect.

There was a lack of energy and the Clippers fully exploited that to dominate proceedings. The Celtics grabbed only 29 rebounds in the match, compared to 47 by the Clippers.

The Celtics got good production from Brown and Terry Rozier but the others failed to impress. Jason Tatum, who is a vital part of this Celtics roster, missed this match. Kyrie Irving had a very average match. Gordon Hayward struggled to get any rhythm.

The Celtics need to get good playing chemistry if they want to advance deep in this year's playoffs.

#2 Great offensive display from the Clippers:

Great team performance by the Clippers

The Clippers have been one of the biggest pleasant surprises of the season. At the start of the season, not many people gave them a shot at the playoffs in this heavily loaded Western Conference, but they have continued to defy odds, and have placed themselves in a commanding position.

The Clippers displayed great shooting in this match and totally outscored the Celtics. They shot an outrageous 62% from the floor and 46.4% from the 3PT line for this match. All their starters scored in double digits. Danilo Gallinari led the starters by scoring 25 points on 9-12 shooting from the floor and 4-5 from the 3PT line.

Lou Williams and Harrell torched the Celtics by scoring 34 points and 20 points respectively coming off the bench.

Overall, it was a very complete performance by the Clippers against one of the elite teams in the NBA.

#1 Lou Williams passes Dell Curry:

Lou Williams has been a terrific player for the Clippers

Lou Williams passed Dell Curry for the highest scoring player coming off the bench in NBA history. Williams is having a terrific season, and is again one of the leading contenders for the sixth man of the year award.

Williams continued his scorching form by scoring 34 points in just 23 minutes of action in this match. He shot 14-20 from the floor and led the Clippers to an easy victory.

Williams is averaging a team-high 20.3 points per game for the season despite coming off the bench. He has also been a fabulous fourth quarter player, and has bailed his team out on a number of occasions with his clutch displays.

The Clippers next host the Portland Trail Blazers at the Staples Center.