By Lisa Dillman
Los Angeles Times
March 1, 2011
Who needs practice anyway?
It's not as though one of the newest Clippers will have a choice.
Point guard Mo Williams will end up playing two games for the Clippers without completing a full official practice. The delay in making his trade official allowed him to participate only in Monday's shoot-around in Sacramento.
And his sprained ankle from the Kings game kept him out of Tuesday's practice at the Clippers' training facility. Nevertheless, Williams will play Wednesday night against Houston and it looks as though it will be alongside shooting guard Eric Gordon.
Clippers Coach Vinny Del Negro said he expects Gordon to return against the Rockets, which would be Gordon's first action in a little more than a month. Gordon sat out 18 games because of an injured right wrist; the Clippers were 4-14 during his absence.
This will be the first time for Clippers fans to see Williams and Jamario Moon in action since they arrived in last week's trade for Baron Davis.
"It felt great, till I sprained my ankle," said Williams who had 16 points in almost 36 minutes Monday in Sacramento.
Playing with Blake Griffin, obviously, is a lot different than watching him, via highlights. Griffin was given Tuesday's practice off in order to rest from an intense schedule.
"Me and Blake have been talking all day," Williams said. "Just try to get better acquainted. We played our first game so we got a chance to talk about a lot of situations that we
