NBA: Rivers helps Clippers beat Celtics

Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) Doc Rivers led Los Angeles Clippers to a 96-88 win over his former team Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA) league Wednesday.

“The best decision I ever made was 10 years ago, when I decided to come,” said Rivers, who brought the Celtics an NBA title in 2008.

Chris Paul had 22 points, nine assists and seven rebounds for the Clippers. Blake Griffin added 18. Jamal Crawford had 21, including two three-pointers in the final three minutes.

Jeff Green had a game-high 29 points for the Celtics. Jordan Crawford finished with 20 points and nine assists.