Chris Paul and the rest of the Los Angeles Clippers were thrilled to have Chauncey Billups back on the bench with them -- albeit with a single crutch and walking boot. His return, and Paul's 12 points in the final 2:42 ignited them to get a much-needed victory over the Houston Rockets. Paul finished with 23 points, including a go-ahead layup with 24.6 seconds left, leading the Clippers to a 95-91 win on Saturday and putting them within 2½ games of the idle Lakers in the race for first place in the Pacific Division.
