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Dirk Nowitzki had 24 points and nine rebounds, leading the Dallas Mavericks to a 93-84 victory over the winless Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night.

Paul Millsap scored 17 of his 23 of his points in the second half, and the Utah Jazz used a 15-0 run spanning the third and fourth quarters to beat the Los Angeles Clippers, 111-98 on Friday night.

A Opening night for the Lakers and Clippers might have been a sneak preview of what wea TMll come to see during Round One of the NBA playoffs where the top-seeded Lakers would face off against the eighth-seeded Clippers.

The Phoenix Suns will commence the 2009-10 campaign this evening, when they pay a visit to the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center.

Steve Nash scored 15 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, when he rallied the Phoenix Suns to a 109-107 season-opening victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night.

Can the Clippers contend for a playoff spot? Answer: Absolutely with the obvious "if they stay healthy" caveat.

The first sign the Clippers may be in for better things than the 19-win season of a year is ago when the lottery wound up in their favor, giving them the No.

Not quite prime time, but it was as close as it possibly can get for the Clippers.

Al Thornton scored six of his 20 points over the final 1:23 and DeAndre Jordan had 16 points and nine rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 91-88 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Friday night in the preseason finale for both teams.

Lessons for a rookie, Part 9. There's plenty for Clippers rookie Blake Griffin to remember and, by all accounts, he's doing a standout job, on and off the court.

There was his behind-the-back pass setting up yet another Blake Griffin dunk in the first quarter.

Chris Kaman scored 18 points and Sebastian Telfair added 15 to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 108-96 exhibition victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv on Tuesday night.

The Buffalo Braves came into existence in 1970. After eight seasons the franchise moved to San Diego and was renamed the Clippers.

Andrew Bynum and Shannon Brown recorded 20 points each, as the Lakers logged a 114-108 victory against the Clippers to wrap up the Lakers Shootout.

The first overall draft pick Blake Griffin scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds, as the Los Angeles Clippers claimed a 103-96 win over the Utah Jazz in preseason action at the Staples Center.

Question of the day: If there is a collision involving Craig Smith and another player, who usually ends up walking away untouched? Smith.

A judge says former Los Angeles Clippers general manager Elgin Baylor must provide the Clippers with documents that supports his discrimination lawsuit against the team.

Blake Griffin scored 23 points and pulled down seven rebounds as the Los Angeles Clippers edged the San Antonio Spurs, 93-90, in preseason play.

When so little went right -- as it did for the Clippers and their fans last season -- the temptation is to go overboard when there are the slightest signs of promise.

Extending Gordon, of course, is a no-brainer for the Clips. While I suppose you could make an argument that Thornton has plateaued and doesn't warrant further investment by the team, $2.81 million seems like a bargain to insure that there's someone on the roster who can play small forward at the start of the 2010-11 season.

Rasual Butler scored 13 of his 27 points in the third quarter, Eric Gordon added 22 and the Los Angeles Clippers erased a 20-point deficit to beat the Golden State Warriors 124-117 on Monday night.

Breathtaking? And how about adding breath-stopping to the mix? The Clippers' Blake Griffin managed to do just that in one memorable quarter in his highly anticipated NBA preseason debut, a 97-85 Clippers victory against the Portland Trailblazers on Friday night at Staples Center.

Let's wind the clocks back exactly 15 months to the day, when it was first reported that power forward Elton Brand would sign a contract with the Philadelphia 76ers rather than the Los Angeles Clippers.A Just three days prior, point guard Baron Davis had verbally agreed to leave the Golden State Warriors to sign with the Clippers, due in large part ...

Nicolas Batum's name has become synonymous with defense. Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan asked Batum to guard Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and even Tony Parker on occasion as a 19-year-old rookie last season, when Batum used his defensive prowess to become an NBA starter.

Rasual Butler scored 14 points to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to their first preseason victory, 97-85 over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.

The Clippers spent a good part of Tuesday's practice working on defensive rotations.

One day, the LA Clippers will matter in the NBA.A Here's 6 reasons from TheHoopDoctors.com : A 1. Blake Griffin Speaking of red headed step-childrena sorry, not cool? Anyways, in a draft that boasted only one clear-cut stud, the Clippers couldna t have lucked out more when the balls fell in their lap.

It takes a village to raise a free-throw shooting percentage. Or something like that.

We'll have an idea by Thanksgiving whether the cautious optimism that's brewing in Playa Vista is roote d in reality, but one thing is certain: It exists.

Quiet day in Playa Vista as the Clips wrap up their first week of training camp: Blake Griffin is day-to-day with a bruised left patella.