"This isn't the way Clippers guard Mo Williams hoped his season would go, coming off the bench and being a sparkplug instead of a starter.

But this is his role now, coming off the bench amid a glut of guards and seizing those moments with all of his considerable talent.

He has been doing it well, biting his tongue and biding his time and excelling in a difficult situation.

"I feel good. I always feel pretty good," he said Thursday before the Clippers' 98-91 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies at Staples Center. "If I play enough minutes I'll play well.""