Apr 17, 2013; Sacramento, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings fans hold up a sign during the game against the Los Angeles Clippers at the Sleep Train Arena. The Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Sacramento Kings 112-108. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports

EDITORS NOTE: Occasionally when big NBA news breaks (like this or the Jason Collins story) I’ll post something on Fully Clips because I feel like something THIS big should be discussed on all sites.

Today’s been a great day for basketball fans across the globe. First the heroic deed by center Jason Collins becoming the first active homosexual NBA player. Now the Sacramento Kings are keeping their team.

RT @nbapr: NBA Relocation Committee unanimously recommends that the Board of Governors deny Kings’ request to relocate.

— NBA (@NBA) April 29, 2013

You have to be legitimately happy for this franchise. I can’t imagine the stress they’ve gone through over the past few months not knowing whether their franchise would remain in the city, but they done it. Unanimously is the biggest surprise. At the beginning I wasn’t sure if the Kings were gonna get it done, but from the announced moment that the Maloof’s were considering selling to the city of Seattle this city, led by former NBA player Mayor Kevin Johnson, put forth all the effort they could in retaining the team. And they’ve done it.

In all of the celebration, we as NBA can’t just ignore the city of Seattle also. This is the second time in the last decade this city has been spurned when it comes to owning a NBA team. Obviously they’ll turn to a lesser team in the league (maybe Charlotte or Milwaukee) and try to reclaim a franchise of their own, but the best solution for this will be expansion. Taking a team to give a team isn’t the proper way to handle this situation and I think the NBA committee knows that. We’ll see how things unfold for Seattle in the next few years.

Congratulations to the Sacramento Kings though. Your #HereWeStay campaign pulled through. Here’s a message from the Kings fearless leader Kevin Johnson that he posted on twitter

That’s what I’m talking about SACRAMENTO!!!!! WE DID IT!!!!!

— Kevin Johnson (@KJ_MayorJohnson) April 29, 2013

Without further ado here are the game grades:

Chris Paul

It’s a superstars league. It’s a superstars league. IT’S A SUPERSTARS LEAGUE. And the Clippers have what the Grizzlies don’t: A SUPERSTAR. The first half was him displaying his point guard abilities, but after halftime there were rumors of Paul stepping on an actual Grizzlies next on the sidelines. Fortunately for Paul, Lionel Hollins kept Tony Allen on the bench for most of the game so it was easy pickings for the Point God!

Grade: A+++

Chauncey Billups & Caron Butler

These two practically played the same role. Spreading the floor for Chris Paul to do his dirty work inside. And they did that outplaying the starting 2-guard and small forward by a LOT. They combined for 27 points (3-7 from three). If they keep this up it’ll be a long (and by long I mean short) series for the Grizzlies.

Grade: B

Blake Griffin

The box score doesn’t show how good a game Blake had. Offensively he was average. At times you could tell that his back was hampering him (missed dunks, struggling under the basket), but defensively he held his own against Zach Randolph. He gets dropped a letter grade because he fouled out, but in 25 minutes of production he could only do so much.

Grade: B-

DeAndre Jordan

Playing over 30 minutes in this game is enough to give DJ an A. But that’s more on Vinny Del Negro than Jordan. His work inside on the boards was phenomenal. He finished with 8 rebounds in the game. Z-Bo and Gasol finished with EIGHT REBOUNDS combined. His work on Randolph should also be noted. He’s tall and tall affects Randolph a lot.

Grade: B

Eric Bledsoe

He was easily the second best player on the floor tonight. And half of his brilliance was done of the defensive end and boy was he a pest. Credit him for stifling Mike Conley in the 4th quarter when the Grizz had a puncher’s chance of getting the game close. Oh, he also shot 7-7 from the field along with 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

Grade: A

Jamal Crawford

This wasn’t anything special from Crawford. He was doing nightly Crawford things. He finished with 13 points on 12 shots, but every shot he hit felt like the shot that pushed the Clippers away from a rallying Grizz effort. Also this happened.

Grade: C+

Matt Barnes

This was an awfully quiet game by Barnes. He had his moments throughout the game, but nothing seemed to stick over the course of the game. His 10 points were just some of many that the Grizzlies allowed. Barnes’ tip at the end of the first half may have been quite the mental backbreaker though.

Grade: B

Lamar Odom

Odom’s night was simple:

The Good – Odom: 7 rebounds, Gasol/Randolph: 8 rebounds. Odom: 3 offensive rebounds. Gasol/Randolph: Zero offensive rebounds.

The Bad – 1-7 FG and the ONLY Clippers player to finish with a negative +/- (-8).

Grade: C

Ryan Hollins

+/- was 11, but if you asked me tomorrow all that Ryan Hollins contributed to tonight’s game I wouldn’t remember. He did have his fair share of solid possessions defending Gasol and Randolph though.

Grade: C

Ronny Turiaf

Turiaf was only on the floor because of foul trouble. And he still managed to collect 3 fouls. Oh yeah, and he went 2-2 from the field. Any points from Ronny is ALWAYS a positive thing.

Grade: C