Clippers owner Donald Sterling was very impressed with the play of Chris Paul on Wednesday night, when the Hornets downed the Clippers 104-98 in Los Angeles.

Sterling was seen speaking with Paul after the game, and the point guard admitted later that the owner told him he "belonged in Hollywood."

Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy came away impressed with Paul's play as well.

"I don't know how much better he can get," Dunleavy said. "He's incredibly good. Great passer, great scorer, great toughness, great playmaker and defender. As far as all the categories go, you can check them off on everything.

"Only he could say what he could get better at. The thing that Chris Paul has going for him, a big part of it, is how strong he is. He's a really strong tough kid. He's got the ability to get people off him because of strength. He gets into these little niches. They can't move him. A lot of time, he's hitting them."