Taylor Having a Good Run

Rookie forward Maurice Taylor, who sat out three games to fly home to Detroit two weeks ago after his grandmother was seriously injured in a traffic accident there, has been outstanding since returning.

Taylor, the Clippers’ first round draft pick from Michigan, has averaged 14.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in his last two games, after averaging seven points and 2.3 rebounds in his first six games.

“I’m just getting more minutes, and in my last couple games I was able to show a lot more, “ said Taylor, who has averaged 23 minutes in his last two games, after averaging 12.2 minutes in his first six.

With forward Loy Vaught sidelined by a back injury, Taylor has moved into the rotation.

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Pooh Richardson, who lost his starting job to Darrick Martin last December, has averaged seven points and five assists in two games since regaining it from Martin.

TONIGHT

vs.

Sacramento

* 7:30

* TBS

Site--Sports Arena

Radio--KEZY (95.9).

Records--Clippers 1-12, Kings 5-8.

Record vs. Kings--1-0

Update--The Clippers, who have lost nine in a row and are winless in five home games, recorded their only victory this season against the Kings, winning by 13 points at Sacramento on Nov. 7. Forward Loy Vaught, who has a degeneration between his fourth and fifth lumbar disks, was examined by Dr. Ted Goldstein Tuesday. Goldstein recommended a change in medication. The Clippers haven’t decided whether to put Vaught on the injured list. Lorenzen Wright has averaged 13 points and 6.7 rebounds in the last four games.