Hedo Turkoglu/Photo courtesy of Los Angeles Clippers, NBA.com

Veteran reserve Hedo Turkoglu had another nice game for the Clippers in Sunday’s 106-78 rout of the Lakers at Staples Center. Turkoglu scored 12 points and grabbed three rebounds in just 12 minutes and 18 seconds of play. He made 4 of 7 from 3-point range.

Turkoglu, 36, averages just 3.8 points on the season. But he’s averaging 9.7 points in three games this month. He averaged 5.3 points in the month of March with a high of 19 in a 116-105 victory over Sacramento on March 18 at Sleep Train Arena.

Coach Doc Rivers likes what he’s seeing from the 6-foot-10 Turkoglu, who is shooting 44.5 percent (57 of 128) from beyond the arc.

“He was great,” Rivers said of Turkoglu after Sunday’s win. “Hedo makes shots. That’s why we brought him here. That’s why we like him here. He’s a veteran and he’s never in a rush. He plays at a great pace and I think that pace is really good for the second unit. Everyone else in the second unit is going so fast, so it’s good to get to one guy who can slow it down.”