Clippers lead Hawks, 50-42, at halftime

So this is what the Clippers look like when they share the ball?

They opened Wednesday’s game against Atlanta with guns blazing from all corners of the court, a balanced scoring blitz which helped them lead by as many as nine points in the first quarter and enter halftime with a 50-42 advantage.

At the end of the first, Chris Paul and Mo Williams had five points apiece and Caron Butler, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan each added four points. As a team, they shot 70.6% from the field.

The only problem for the Clippers was that the Hawks weren’t missing either. Atlanta shot 68.8%. That quickly changed.

After the Hawks tied the game at 27-all at the end of the first quarter, they went cold in the second, shooting only 26.3% from the field.

Williams leads the Clippers with 11 points. Paul, who is not wearing a face mask for the first game since suffering a nasal fracture against San Antonio on March 9, has eight points.

The Clippers are trying break out of a slump. They have lost four of their last five games.

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Clippers lead Hawks, 50-42, at halftime