Five takeaways from the Clippers’ close victory over Sacramento

The Clippers let a 26-point lead in the first half dwindle to just a few points in the fourth quarter, but they pulled out a 121-115 victory over the Kings in Sacramento on Friday night.

Here are five takeaways from the game:

1) J.J. Redick was shooting the ball lights-out Friday night at Golden 1 Center.

He made six consecutive three-pointers in the first half. This was after he went seven of seven from three-point range in the second half of the Clippers’ loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.

Redick broke his string of 13 consecutive made three-pointers when he missed a long-range shot in the third quarter.

Redick had 22 points in the first half, which was tied for his second-most in his career in any half. His career high in a half is 23 points in the first half of a game against the Dallas Mavericks on Jan. 14, 2014.

He finished with 26 points against the Kings on eight-for-12 shooting (he missed both of his three-pointer shots in the second half).

2) All the work DeAndre Jordan put in during training camp on his low-post game showed against the Kings.

He displayed some nifty moves down low. He once asked and received the ball in the low post, and delivered by using an up-and-under move, the natural left-hander scoring with his right hand.

Jordan finished with 16 points, missing only two of his 10 shots from the field.

3) Austin Rivers got back in gear against the Kings.

The reserve guard scored 12 points on five-for-eight shooting from the field. He had four assists, one steal and one blocked shot, too.

4) That Jamal Crawford just knows how to get four-point plays.

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Clippers forward Blake Griffin looks to score on an offensive against Kings center Willie Cauley-Stein during the first half.

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Clippers guard J.J. Redick tries to steal the ball from Kings guard Arron Afflalo during the first half.

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Kings center DeMarcus Cousins (15) passes out of the double-team defene Clippers point guard Chris Paul, left and center DeAndre Jordan (6) during the first half.

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Clippers center DeAndre Jordan (6) goes to the basket against Kings center Kosta Koufos during the first half.

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Clippers guard J.J. Redick (4) drives to the basket between Kings guard Arron Afflalo, left, and center Kosta Koufos during the first half.  (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)

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Kings center DeMarcus Cousins grabs a rebound during the game against the Clippers.

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Clippers guard Austin Rivers tries to score on a layup against Kings center Willie Cauley-Stein during the first half.

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Clippers Coach Doc Rivers talks with point guard Chris Paul during the first half against the Kings earlier in the season.  (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)

He converted his 49th career four-point play with 39 seconds left in the third quarter when he made a three-pointer while being fouled by Anthony Tolliver. Crawford made the free throw to complete the four-point play.

Crawford has more four-point plays than any player in NBA history.

5) The Clippers shot down the Kings by making three-pointers.

The Clippers made 13 of 29 shots from long range, a stellar 44.8%.

Besides Redick knocking down three-pointers, Crawford went two of four, Rivers one of two, Raymond Felton one of three and Paul Pierce two of two.

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