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Paul, Griffin Pushed Clippers Past Blazers: Game 1

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LOS ANGELES, Sporting Alert – Chris Paul and Blake Griffin both impressed to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a comfortable 115-95 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 1 of their playoff series on Sunday. Box Scores

Game 2 of the series is Wednesday night, again at STAPLES Center and the visitors will be hoping to do much better on both defense and offense.

Paul led the way for the Clippers with 28 points on 10-for-19 shooting from the field while dishing out 11 assists, six rebounds and two steals.

Blake, rounding back into game shape, got off to an impressive start and ended the contest with 19 points, 12 rebounds and six assists for Los Angeles, which led by as many as 23 points during the game.

BLAKE WAS EXPLOSIVE

“He was explosive,” Clippers coach Doc Rivers said of Griffin’s Game 1 performance. “Blake got himself going through the flow of what we were doing.

“Today was the first day he had great timing.”

The forward added: “I felt really good. Our offense was really clicking.

“We were doing the things that we wanted to do and that helps when you’re getting easy shots. I got some right at the basket early, so that helps.”

DeAndre Jordan added 18 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks and JJ Redick finished with 17 points on 8-for-12 shooting for the LA Clippers, who have an 8-9 all-time record in Game 1 of playoff series.

LILLARD SHINES, BUT CJ SLOWED DOWN

Point guard Damian Lillard led Portland with 21 points and eight assists, while Gerald Henderson connected on a pair of 3-pointers and went 7-for-12 overall from the floor for 16 points for the Trail Blazers.

Forward Al-Farouq Aminu contributed 10 points and 12 rebounds, but CJ McCollum, who is averaging a career-high 20.8 points per game, was held to just nine points and made only three of his 11 field goal attempts.

Lillard and McCollum were the key contributors for Portland this season – averaging 45.9 points, which ranked third-highest by any duo in the league, but the Clippers were able to disrupt their rhythm.

“We just didn’t score the ball,” Lillard said. “Usually the things we get to with myself and CJ – ball screen actions, flairs and pin downs – they were pretty disruptive.

“It was tough to deal with.”

Jamal Crawford shot 50-percent from the floor and scored 13 points for the Clippers, who were 53.8 percent as a team from the field, while Austin Rivers ended with 11 points on 5-for-10 shooting.

Rockets’ Plan Backfired, Lose Big To Clippers; Down 3-1

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DeAndre Jordan of Clippers in Game 4.

LOS ANGELES (Sporting Alert) — The Los Angeles Clippers are one win away from making a franchise maiden conference finals after they beat the Rockets 128-95 in Game 4 of the Western Conference semi-finals on Sunday. Box score

DeAndre Jordan, who went to the free throw line 34 times for the game and a record 28 times for a half in the first half, finished with 26 points and 17 rebounds to lead the way for the Clippers, who took a 3-1 lead in the best of seven game series.

“I was just trying to make as many (free throws) as I could for our team, and on the other end just try to get us as many stops as I could in a row,” said Jordan.

“Every time that we’ve gotten the lead and went on a run, we were able to get stops and limit those guys to one shot and get out and run and do what we want to do, and we were able to convert.”

Blake Griffin had 21 points and eight rebounds for Los Angeles, which had six players scoring in double-digits.

“The best part about today’s game was how we responded after the half, came out and did such a great job of defending and getting out and getting easy buckets,” said Griffin.

J.J. Redick scored 18 points and Chris Paul added 15 points and 12 assists for the Clippers, who were 37-of-63 from the free throw line.

James Harden led the Rockets with 21 points, eight rebounds and six assists, with Trevor Ariza finishing with 18 points and eight rebounds.

Houston now knows they are on the brink of elimination.

“This is the ultimate adversity right now,” Harden said. “We’ve got Game 5 back at the house and it’s really win or go home.

“Our backs are against the wall, and we’ve got to show up.”

Dwight Howard fell in early foul trouble and it came back to haunt him as he played just 18 minutes before fouling out with seven points and six rebounds in the defeat for Houston.

Howard fouled out and then got a technical foul for an ejection with 9:52 left in the fourth quarter. The Clippers were already running away with the contest, being up 110-81 at the time of him departing.

Jason Terry ended with 16 points for the Rockets.

Clippers led the Rockets 60-54 at half time.

Meanwhile, Rockets coach Kevin McHale revealed that he decided to start the Hack-A-DJ madness early because Howard go in foul trouble early and they needed the slow the pace of the game down.

Game 5 in the series in Houston on Tuesday.

Reporting by Micah Disney, SportingAlert.
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LA Clippers v Rockets
Clippers v Rockets Game 4 coverage

DeAndre Jordan and Blake Griffin each have 12 points and the Clippers lead the Rockets 60-54 at half-time in Game 4 of the Western Conference semi-finals.

Jordan has been sent to the free throw line a staggering 28 times, which is an NBA record for a half. It erased Shaquille O’Neal’s previous mark of 27. O’Neal has also shot an NBA playoff record 39 free throws in 2000 against Indiana.

Chris Paul has eight points and six assists and Jamal Crawford also has eight points off the bench for the Clippers.

Trevor Ariza has 15 points seven rebounds, while Terrence Jones and James Harden each have 10 points for the Rockets.

Howard, who already has three fouls exits the contest in the second quarter with 8:19 left, having played just 7 minutes.

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Hou: J. Harden 10 Pts, 1 Reb, 1 Ast
LAC: C. Paul 5 Pts, 2 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl

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Houston Rockets lead the Los Angeles Clippers 33-30 at the end of the first quarter in Game 4 of the Western Conference semi-finals.

Houston Rockets lead the Los Angeles Clippers 33-30 at the end of the first quarter in Game 4 of the Western Conference semi-finals.

Dwight Howard fell into early foul trouble after picking up a quick two, and was forced to sit on the bench midway through the opening 12-minutes.

James Harden hit both his three-pointers on his way to scoring 10 points for the Rockets. He went 3-of-3 from the floor in the opening stanza.

Trevor Ariza also has 10 points for the travelers.

DeAndre Jordan has nine points for the Clippers and has already gone to the free throw line 14 times.

He’s made seven of those for 50-percent. Both teams are showing over 56-percent from the floor and have 14 points each in the paint.

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Chris Paul to start again for Clippers: Twitter

HOUSTON (Sporting Alert) — Chris Paul will start again for the Clippers against the Rockets in their Western Conference battle, but  the guard is expected to have minutes restriction for Game 4.

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Paul picked up a left hamstring injury in Game 7 of the San Antonio Spurs series and had to sit-out Game 1 and Game 2 of this current series with Houston.

He returned to score 12 points and seven assists in the 124-99 victory in Game 3, but was restricted to just 23 minutes.

“He actually felt better today,” head coach Doc Rivers said. “That was the best sign of the whole game.”

Paul confirmed that he is good to go.

“I’m cool, I’m good, I’ll be ready for tomorrow (today),” Paul said. “There’s no speculation, probable or questionable. I’m playing tomorrow.”

On Sunday, the All-Star point guard is set for another minutes limitation outing, which will allow Rivers to continue to use son, Austin Rivers, who saw 23 minutes off the bench in Game 3 and scored 25 points on 10-of-13 shooting.

Paul is averaging 21.4 points, 7.8 assists and 2.0 steals from eight games in this postseason.

“For me, it was about getting out there and trying to be that leader,” Paul noted. “I tried to pick my spots as well as possible, but we still played through Blake [Griffin] as we should.

“He’s been our MVP in this series and we’re going to keep playing through him like we do.”

J.J. Redick, who exploded for a season-high 31 points, Blake Griffin (22) and DeAndre Jordan, who added 15 rebounds in the win the last time out, are expected to play important roles again in Sunday night’s contest for the role team as well.

The LA Clippers shot an impressive 55.4 percent from the field, outscored the Rockets 23-19 on fast break points, as well as outrebounded the hosts 50-43 in Game 3.

James Harden and the Rockets will be desperate to even the series before heading back to Los Angeles for Game 5.

“We just let go of the rope and they piled on us,” Rockets coach Kevin McHalesaid. “We got rattled in that third quarter. Our team defense went to hell.”

Harden had 25 points and 11 assists in Game 3, but missed some crucial shots and had five turnovers in the defeat, as Houston shot 39.8 percent from the floor.
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LA Clippers Hold On For 102-93 Win Over Celtics

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LOS ANGELES (Sporting Alert) — Five Los Angeles Clippers players scored in double figures, but the team almost blew a big lead in their 102-93 victory over the Boston Celtics at STAPLES Center on Monday evening.

Blake Griffin shot 50-percent from the field in scoring 22 points, while pulling down nine rebounds and dishing out six assists for the LA Clippers (28-14), who were 47.6 percent as a team from the floor.

DeAndre Jordan had 19 points, 12 rebounds and six blocks, with J.J. Redick and Jamal Crawford each contributing 16 points in the win,.

Brandon Bass led the Celtics with 17 points off the bench, Marcus Thornton hit 3 of his 6 three-point attempts to add 15 in a reserve role as well, while Marcus Smart, who went 4-of-7 from 3-point range ended with 14 points and seven assists in the defeat.

Los Angeles Clippers raced out to an 11-2 lead early in the first half and went into the halftime break ahead 47-37.

The hosts then extended their advantage to as many as 23 points with 4:13 left in the third quarter, but Boston made a run in the fourth quarter to cut the gap to just three points with 3:49 left before Doc Rivers’ side held on for the win.

Star point guard Chris Paul, who was limited to just nine points and six assists in the game, was happy with the win, but disappointed with the way the Clippers allowed Boston back into the game.

“We shouldn’t have let these guys back into the game,” Paul said. “The good thing is we were able to hold them off.”

Meanwhile, Boston also got useful contributions as well from Jared Sullinger, who scored 14 points and eight rebounds.

Evan Turner contributed a double-double of 10 points and 10 boards for the Celtics (13-26), which dropped three straight and five of the last six.

“We can’t be down by that much. We took a lot of contested shots in the first half, and that’s not good,” Celtics coach Brad Stevens said after the defeat.

“We were better in the second half. We closed it to three, but we missed a couple of good looks down the stretch.”

Boston was losing for the fourth time in the last five matchups with the Clippers, who improved to 4-1 against them during the series.

Clippers will play host to the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night, while the Celtics are at the Portland Trail Blazers on the same night.

Box Scores: Clippers Rout Magic For Sixth Win In A Row

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LOS ANGELES (Sporting Alert) — Blake Griffin scored 21 points and J.J. Redick added 20 and the Los Angeles Clippers pounded the Orlando Magic, 114-86, at STAPLES Center on Wednesday night.

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Griffin shot 9 for 16 from the field and pulled down eight rebounds, six assists and two steals in 29 minutes, as the Clippers (13-5) picked up its sixth straight win.

“We were playing exactly how we should play,” Griffin told reporters. “No matter if we are scoring or not, we are moving the ball.

“It never really sticks. Defensively, everybody is there for each other.”

Redick hit 4 for 7 from three-point range to score 20 points and star point guard Chris Paul finished with 19 points – going 7 for 10 from the floor and 3 for 5 from behind the arc – and added 10 assists and five rebounds for Los Angeles.

“Blake is playing better; Chris is playing more aggressive,” Clippers head coach Rivers told reporters. “I think everything starts with Chris and Blake.

“They have found a very great rhythm. From that, everyone is getting great shots. When J.J. plays well, it means that the ball is really moving.

“He is the one guy that needs the ball to move to get a good shot.”

After doing the work in the opening quarters, Paul and Griffin both sat out the entire fourth quarter.

“Games like that, where we’re not having to exert any energy in the fourth quarter, just saves everybody towards the end of the year — and you definitely notice the difference,” Griffin told reporters.

“I remember two years ago, when the second unit was just rolling almost every game. We’d be up eight, and when we came back in the game, we’d be up by 18.”

Tobias Harris scored 16 points and eight rebounds for the Magic (7-14), which also got 11 points apiece from Victor Oladipo and Ben Gordon.

The defeat was Orlando’s second in a row and their sixth in the last seven games.

“That (Clippers) team has been playing well since they played us at our place,” Magic coach Jacque Vaughn said.

DeAndre Jordan grabbed 16 rebounds and blocked three shots in the win for the home team.

Matt Barnes scored 17 points and Spencer Hawes finished with 12 for the LA Clippers, which shot 53.8 percent and as a team finished the night with 44 rebounds and 32 assists.

“The ball is going in the basket for us. They are sharing the ball,” Rivers said. “When we looked at our analytics for the season, it said that we were shooting poorly against uncontested shots.

“Now we are making our uncontested shots. I think that we are getting better shots and making them.”

The Clippers, which never trailed in the game, led by 13 points at halftime and 84-62 at the end of the third quarter.

The hosts led 111-80 with 3:53 left.

Orlando will next play at Utah on Friday, while Los Angeles entertains New Orleans on Saturday.

In other results on the night, Boston Celtics beat the Detroit Pistons 109-102 in overtime, defending champions San Antonio Spurs also suffered an overtime 95-93 defeat to the Brooklyn Nets, while the Atlanta Hawks topped the Miami Heat 112-102.

NBA BOX SCORES AND RESULTS ON DEC. 3

LA Clippers 114, Orlando 86 – Box Score
Chicago 102, Charlotte 95 – Box Score
Boston 109, Detroit 102 (OT) – Box Score
Brooklyn 95, San Antonio 93 (OT) – Box Score
Washington 111, LA Lakers 95 – Box Score
Houston 105, Memphis 96 – Box Score
Dallas 107, Milwaukee 105 – Box Score
Atlanta 112, Miami 102 – Box Score
Toronto 123, Utah 104 – Box Score
Philadelphia 85, Minnesota 77 – Box Score

Darren Collison stars as Clippers rallied to beat Thunder, tie series 2-2

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LOS ANGELES (Sporting Alert) — The Los Angeles Clippers rallied from a 16-point deficit to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 101-99 at STAPLES on Sunday and tie the Western Conference semifinal series 2-2.

Guard Darren Collison, who struggled earlier in the opening games of the series, found his touch on Sunday as he scored 10 of his 18 points in the final 2:58, including the last four points for Clippers in the stunning comeback.

Star forward Blake Griffin finished with 25 points and nine rebounds and Chris Paul had 23 points and 10 assists in the victory for the LA Clippers, who survived going down 3-1 in the seven game series after trailing in the game until the final 1:23.

Kevin Durant top scored for the Oklahoma City Thunder with a game-high 40 points and added seven boards, while Russell Westbrook scored 27 points, eight assist and six rebounds, but missed a 3-pointer in the dying seconds of the game.

Reggie Jackson with 10 points, was the only other scorer in double digit for the Thunder, which gave up 16 points off 22 turnovers.

Jamal Crawford scored 18 points, while DeAndre Jordan pulled down 14 valuable rebounds in helping the Clippers stay in the series as they head to Oklahoma for game five.

Watch Blake Griffin acrobatic Game 7 shot against Warriors

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LOS ANGELES (Sporting Alert) — Blake Griffin scored 24 points and hit an unbelievable acrobatic shot late in the fourth quarter to help the Los Angles Clippers beat the Golden State Warriors, 126-121 in Game 7 of their first-round playoff series at STAPLES on Saturday night.

Griffin, who went 10 of 18 from the field also dished out six assists, pulled down five rebounds and had three steals and three blocks in an allround performance on the night.

However, the talking point was the All-Star’s drove past his marker before throwing up his shot while twisting in the air as he got fouled in traffic with 56 seconds left in the game.

Chris Paul, who has been bothered by a hamstring problem had 22 points and 14 assists, Jamal Crawford added 22 points, while J.J. Redick finished with 20, DeAndre Jordan collected 15 points, 18 rebounds and three blocks and Matt Barnes scored 13 points in the victory for the third-seeded LA Clippers on the night.

The Clippers, who went through a tough week dealing with the matters concerning banned owner Donald Sterling, were emotional after the game.

And it was not just the players, as head coach Doc Rivers showed his side as well down the stretch.

“I just thought with all this stuff, this team just needed this win,” Rivers said. “This was a hard week.

“It feels like two months. I just needed to be able to smile and laugh and cheer, and be proud of something. And I was very proud of my players.”

Paul added: “I’m just happy we pulled it out. It’s going to sound crazy, but it was all about tonight.

“Everything else was in the past. We didn’t dwell on all that stuff, and not to diminish how serious everything has been in the past week or so.

“It was all about basketball tonight.”

Stephen Curry, who hit big shots time-after-time throughout the series and again on Saturday night led Golden State with 33 points and nine assists, while Draymond Green scored 24 points in the defeat.

Klay Thompson scored 15 points and seven assists, Andre Iguodala finished with 14 points and seven boards and David Lee added 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Warriors.

“We fought so hard this whole series, this whole season,” Curry said. “It stings. It’s disappointing for sure.”

Latest NBA Standings, Records and More on March 31

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MIAMI (Sporting Alert) — NBA standings, as well as the scores and records from the games that took place on Monday night, March 31.

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Among the winners on the night were the San Antonio Spurs (58-16) which scored a 103-77 victory over the Indiana Pacers (52-23) at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

Leading the for the Spurs, the team that leads the NBA standings overall, was point guard Tony Parker, who scored 22 points as the Western Conference giants set a franchise-record 18th straight victory.

Indiana were paced by Paul George, who scored 16 points in the defeat.

At the Target Center in Minneapolis, DeAndre Jordan grabbed a career-high 24 rebounds and scored in helping the Los Angeles Clippers (53-22) to a 114-104 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves (36-37).

Darren Collison scored a season-high 28 points, Chris Paul had 22 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, and Matt Barnes added 19 points for the LA Clippers, who were without Blake Griffin, who missed the game with a back injury.

Kevin Love had 20 points, 13 rebounds and four assists for the Wolves.

In other NBA scores on the night, the Paul Millsap had 28 points and 17 rebounds and Lou Williams added 22 in a reserve role and the Atlanta Hawks scored a 103-95 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers and snapped a snap 6-game losing streak.

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NBA Scores and Results, Records on March 31

San Antonio Spurs 103 (58-16), Indiana Pacers 77 (52-23)
Los Angeles Clippers 114 (53-22), Minnesota Timberwolves 104 (36-37)
Miami Heat 93 (51-22), Toronto Raptors 83 (42-32)
Memphis Grizzlies 94 (43-20), Denver Nuggets 92 (32-41)
Chicago Bulls 94(42-32), Boston Celtics 80 (23-51)
Charlotte Bobcats 100 (36-38), Washington Wizards 94 (38-36)
Atlanta Hawks 103 (32-41), Philadelphia 76ers 95 (16-58)
New York Knicks 92 (32-43), Utah Jazz 83 (23-52)
Detroit Pistons 116 (27-47), Milwaukee Bucks 111 (14-60)
Sacramento Kings 102 (26-48), New Orleans Pelicans 97 (32-42)

NBA standings, scores and results – March 29

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NEW YORK (Sporting Alert) — NBA standings, scores and results from the list of games that took place in the league on Saturday night, March, 29.

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Chris Paul had 30 points and 12 assists – picking up for Blake Griffin, who left the game with back spasms in the first quarter, and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied to beat the Houston Rockets 118-107 and clinch a playoff berth on Saturday night.

Jamal Crawford added 22 points and  DeAndre Jordan contributed 20 points, 12 rebounds and six blocks for the LA Clippers (52-22), who secured a play-offs place for a franchise-record third straight season.

to help the Clippers clinch their franchise-record third straight playoff appearance.

Also on the night, the Philadelphia 76ers (16-57) finally stopped their losing streak after they defeated the Detroit Pistons 123-98 and ending a 26-game slide, which also saw them avoid setting a record for the longest losing run in U.S. major pro sports history.

San Antonio Spurs (57-16), leaders of the overall NBA standings with their record, beat the New Orleans Pelicans (32-41), 96-80 to tie a franchise-record with 17th successive win.

Elsewhere, two-time defending champions Miami Heat (50-22) beat the Milwaukee Bucks (14-59), 88-67, while the Dallas Mavericks (44-30) scored a 103-100 victory over the Sacramento Kings (25-48).

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NBA Scores and Results From March 29.

San Antonio Spurs 96 (57-16), New Orleans Pelicans 80 (32-41)
Los Angeles Clippers 118 (52-22), Houston Rockets 107 (49-23)
Miami Heat 88 (50-22), Milwaukee Bucks 67 (14-59)
Dallas Mavericks 103 (44-30), Sacramento Kings 100 (25-48)
Washington Wizards 101 (38-35), Atlanta Hawks 97 (31-41)
Philadelphia 76ers 123 (16-57), Detroit Pistons 98 (26-47)

Latest NBA standings, scores and records on Feb. 24

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NEW YORK (Sporting Alert) — NBA standings, as well as the NBA scores, results and records, following the games that took place in the league on Monday night, Feb. 24.

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Among the winners on the night were the Dallas Mavericks (35-23) and the Los Angeles Clippers (39-20), while the New York Knicks’ (21-36) struggles continued.

At the Madison Square Garden, Dirk Nowitzki, who scored 15 points in the game, hit a buzzer beating jumper that bounced its way in, and the Mavericks handed New York a 110-108 defeat.

“Basically it hit the board, every part of the rim, hit Jerry West over there (the logo on the backboard), came back over and it was definitely an ugly, ugly shot,” a joking Nowitzki said.

“I didn’t even feel like celebrating it was so ugly,” he added.

Vince Carter led Dallas with 23 points, while Monta Ellis added 22 points and Jose Calderon finished with 20 in the win for the Mavericks, which picked up its third straight win.

Carmelo Anthony scored a game-high 44 points and nine rebounds for the Knicks, which suffered its third defeat in a row and their sixth in the last seven games.

At the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Jamal Crawford scored 24 points, Blake Griffin added 22 and Chris Paul had 19 points and 13 assists and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Pelicans (23-33), 123-110.

DeAndre Jordan had 16 rebounds and 14 points, while Matt Barnes, Darren Collison and Hedo Turkoglu each had 12 points for the Clippers.

Anthony Davis paced New Orleans with 26 points and 11 rebounds and Alexis Ajinca fiinshed with 19 points and 12 rebounds in the defeat.

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NBA Scores and Records on Feb. 24

Los Angeles Clippers 123 (39-20), New Orleans Pelicans 110 (23-33)
Dallas Mavericks 110 (35-23), New York Knicks 108 (21-36)
Golden State Warriors 104 (35-32), Detroit Pistons 96 (23-34)
Utah Jazz 110 (20-36), Boston Celtics 98 (19-39)
Milwaukee Bucks 130 (11-45), Philadelphia 76ers 110 (15-42)

Los Angeles Clippers v Minnesota Timberwolves Live

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(Sporting Alert) — The following are the starting line-ups for the NBA clash between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Minnesota Timberwolves at STAPLES Center.

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The Timberwolves (5-2) are coming off a 113-90 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in their last out on Sunday at STAPLES Center and will be gunning to take down another star-studded Los Angeles team in back-to-back fixtures.

Los Angeles Clippers (4-3), meanwhile come into the contest on the back of an impressive 107-94 win at the Houston Rockets on Saturday and the likes of Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and J.J. Redick will be looking to keep the winning form going after breaking a two-game losing streak.

LA Clippers Lineup – Chris Paul (PG) J.J. Redick (SG) Jared Dudley (SF) Blake Griffin (PF) DeAndre Jordan (C)

Minnesota Timberwolves Lineup – Ricky Rubio (PG) Kevin Martin (SG) Corey Brewer (SF) Kevin Love (PF) Nikola Pekovic (C)

Final Score: Chris Paul leads Clippers past Warriors with 42pts, 15ast

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LOS ANGELES (Sporting Alert) — Chris Paul took charge early on his way to scoring 42 points and 15 assists and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated Golden State Warriors 126-115 at STAPLES Center Thursday night.

Paul, who was told by coach Doc Rivers to start assert himself early in games, came out the gate flying as he pushed Golden State on the back early. The star point guard also had six steals in the win.

Blake Griffin had 23 points and 10 rebounds before fouling late in the fourth quarter, while Jamal Crawford and J.J. Redick each finished with 17 points.

Center DeAndre Jordan added 17 rebounds and nine points in the victory for the Clippers who bounced back from the 116-103 loss to the Lakers Tuesday night.

Stephen Curry knocked down nine of his 14 three-point attempts against the Clippers Thursday night on his way to top scoring with 39 points and nine assists for Golden State.

The sharp shooter was, however, disappointed with his 11.

”When you’re on the road playing against a team like that, one that thrives off turnovers and easy baskets, you can’t give them a game like that,” Curry said.

”It’s disappointing for me to let my shooting performance be overshadowed by my 11 turnovers. But it’s not going to keep me down.”

David Lee scored 22 points and pulled down five rebounds before fouling out of the game, while center Andrew Bogut added 17 points and guard Andre Iguodala finished with a double-double of 14 points and 11 assists in the defeat.

Final Score

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden State 26 29 25 35 115
LA Clippers 36 32 25 33 126
Golden State LA Clippers
Pts S. Curry, 38 Pts C. Paul, 42 Pts
Reb D. Green, 8 Rbs D. Jordan, 17 Rbs
Asts A. Iguodala, 11 Asts C. Paul, 15 Asts

Clippers lead Lakers 57-55 at HT: Watch Live Stream on TNT

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LOS ANGELES (Sporting Alert) — J.J. Redick and Blake Griffin have both scored 13 points and the Los Angeles Clippers lead the Los Angeles Lakers 57-55 at half-time in the NBA 2013 opener at STAPLES Center.

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The Clippers have so far shot 58.5 percent in the opening two quarters on 24 of 41, while going 4 of 9 from three-point range.

Blake has also pulled down three rebounds and dished out two assists thus far in the game.

Star center DeAndre Jordan has 10 points and six rebounds, wth Chris Paul so far contributing nine assists and eight points.

At half-time for the LA Lakers, Pau Gasol has scored 13 points and nine rebounds and three assists, while Chris Kaman has 10 points and six boards from his 14 first half minutes.

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Los Angeles: C. Paul 8 Pts, 5 Reb, 9 Ast, 1 Stl
Los Angeles: P. Gasol 13 Pts, 9 Reb, 3 Ast