OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Lou Williams again came off the bench and knocked down big shot after big shot. Patrick Beverley crashed the boards at every chance. Danilo Gallinari drove the lane with...

Golden State Warriors (57-25, first in the Western Conference during the regular season) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (48-34, eighth in the Western Conference during the regular season)

Golden State Warriors (57-25, first in the Western Conference during the regular season) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (48-34, eighth in the Western Conference during the regular season)

Utah Jazz (50-31, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (47-34, eighth in the Western Conference)

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The plains of West Texas are a long way from the bustling piazzas and porticos of northern Italy, where Davide Moretti was raised in a soccer culture and basketball was just a...

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BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers square off in Western Conference action at the Staples Center.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Harden scored 31 points, Chris Paul added 29 points, and the Houston Rockets routed the Los Angeles Clippers 135-103 on Wednesday night in a potential playoff...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The streaking Los Angeles Clippers are closing in on 50 wins with four games remaining in the regular season. It's a number few would have imagined last fall and again after...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The surging Los Angeles Clippers don't need a motto, but after their latest win, they did seem to have a preferred slogan:

Cleveland Cavaliers (19-57, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (45-31, sixth in the Western Conference)

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Danilo Gallinari scored 25 points and the Los Angeles Clippers clinched a playoff spot Tuesday night with a 122-111 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Doc Rivers read the preseason predictions that said his team might win 35 games, at best. Neither the Clippers coach nor his players took much stock in all that.

NEW YORK (AP) — Doc Rivers insists he doesn't stress about the standings or speculate about seeding.

If he decides to look Sunday, he'll be delighted with how high his Clippers have...

NEW YORK (AP) — Doc Rivers insists he doesn't stress about the standings or speculate about seeding.

If he decides to look Sunday, he'll be delighted with how high his Clippers have...

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers' latest victory in a torrid March came the hard way.

While happy to leave town on a high note, coach Doc Rivers knew his team caught a break Friday...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Off to an 8-1 start in March, the Los Angeles Clippers are rolling toward the playoffs, something critics figured they were giving up on after trading leading scorer Tobias...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lou Williams is close to etching his name in the record book as the NBA's career leader in points off the bench.

He scored 40 points, 19 in the second quarter, to help the...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers are rolling toward a playoff berth, even after a thorough upheaval over the past two years.

LeBron James and the injury-riddled Los Angeles Lakers...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Landry Shamet's mind was blank. His teammates were feeding him the ball and setting screens and the rookie took full advantage in his ninth game with the Clippers.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers finally gained some ground in the crowded Western Conference playoff race, although coach Doc Rivers knows it's still too early to make much of...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fully recovered from a stomach bug that slowed him a day earlier, Montrezl Harrell brought his trademark energy against Dallas.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Danilo Gallinari went on a scoring spree midway through the fourth quarter Friday to make sure the Los Angeles Clippers maintained their hold on the last playoff spot in the...

BOSTON (AP) — The "Beat L.A.!" chants turned to boos as the Boston Celtics blew another big lead to another Los Angeles team.

One game after the Lakers rallied from 18 points down to win in Boston — and six days after the Patriots beat the Rams in the Super Bowl — the retooled Clippers erased a 28-point deficit on Saturday night to beat the Celtics 123-112.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers have found their rhythm even after losing Victor Oladipo.

Bojan Bogdanovic had 29 points and seven rebounds, and the Pacers beat the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers 116-92 on Thursday night.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Without Danilo Gallinari lately, the Los Angeles Clippers have gone small. Their sparkplug has been Patrick Beverley.

The veteran guard had 16 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists on Sunday, helping the Clippers beat the Sacramento Kings 122-108 for their third straight victory.

"Pat has been MVP or key to us in this run," coach Doc Rivers said. "He's a tough-guy competitor and holds every guy accountable on the floor."

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Clippers are showing signs of regaining their November form when they won 11 of 14 games.

Lou Williams had 27 points and 10 assists, and the Clippers beat the Charlotte Hornets 128-109 for the ninth straight time at Staples Center on Tuesday night.

Montrezl Harrell added 23 points and 11 rebounds, Tobias Harris had 23 and Danilo Gallinari 20 in the Clippers' third win in a row overall.

Harrell even busted out a turnaround fadeaway, a shot he's not known for.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Clippers are showing signs of regaining their November form when they won 11 of 14 games.

Lou Williams had 27 points and 10 assists, and the Clippers beat the Charlotte Hornets 128-109 for the ninth straight time at Staples Center on Tuesday night.

Montrezl Harrell added 23 points and 11 rebounds, Tobias Harris had 23 and Danilo Gallinari 20 in the Clippers' third win in a row overall.

Harrell even busted out a turnaround fadeaway, a shot he's not known for.

PHOENIX (AP) — Marcin Gortat figures he is the beneficiary of coach Doc Rivers' New Year's resolution.

Gortat had not played in the fourth quarter in the first 36 games of the season until the calendar turned, and he responded with his first double-double of the season when the Clippers extended their dominance of the Phoenix Suns with a 121-111 victory Friday night.

"You never know with Doc," Gortat said after getting 18 points and 13 rebounds in 25 minutes.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Even while playing without LeBron James on the tail end of a back-to-back set, the Los Angeles Lakers managed to carve out a double-digit lead in the third quarter against the Los Angeles Clippers.

That's when the Clippers' four toughest defenders clamped down and Sweet Lou went wild to win this basketball-loving city's first rivalry game of the season.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Denver Nuggets have hit a few bumps en route to the Western Conference's best record.

Just not like this.

Danilo Gallinari and Tobias Harris each scored 21 points, Montrezl Harrell added 20 and the Los Angeles Clippers beat Denver 132-111 on Saturday for the Nuggets' worst loss of the season.

The Nuggets (21-10) had not lost by more than 10 points and had won four straight.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lou Williams' return from injury provided a much-needed lift for the Los Angeles Clippers.

The 6-foot-1 guard, who missed the past four games due to a sore left hamstring, scored 13 of his 26 points during the fourth quarter to help the Clippers hold off the Dallas Mavericks 125-121 on Thursday night and snap a four-game losing streak.

"It was a good game for me," Williams said. "It's good to get a win. We've had a rough stretch of games and it is good to move forward."

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Trail Blazers cruised to a 15-point lead in the first quarter and were up by 18 early in the fourth. Then things got wild.

They withstood a late rally by the Clippers to win 131-127 on Monday night after Damian Lillard scored 22 of his 39 points in a dominant third period.

It was Portland's first win on the road since Nov. 20 after dropping six in a row.

PHOENIX (AP) — Overtime has been kind to the Clippers this season, and Los Angeles needed it to overcome a short-handed Phoenix Suns team 123-119 on Monday night.

The Clippers won their fourth overtime game of the season — without a defeat. Tobias Harris scored 33 points and Patrick Beverley made two free throws with 33.3 seconds left in overtime to lead the Clippers to victory.

PHOENIX (AP) — Tobias Harris scored 33 points and Patrick Beverley made two free throws with 33.3 seconds left in overtime to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 123-119 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Monday night.

Avery Bradley sealed the Clippers' 17th victory of the season with a pair of free throws with 1.6 seconds left, after he hustled to control a loose ball off jump ball and was fouled.

Danilo Gallinari scored 16 of his 25 points in the second half and Harris added eight rebounds.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Mike Conley and the Memphis Grizzlies gave the Los Angeles Clippers a taste of how tough they can be on defense.

The Grizzlies held Los Angeles to 34 percent shooting, caused 19 turnovers and limited the Clippers to a season-low in points in a 96-86 win Wednesday night.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers built and blew several big leads while trying to extend their five-year winning streak in Sacramento.

Each time they let one slip away, Tobias Harris or Montrezl Harrell were there to get Doc Rivers' team going again.

Harris scored 28 points, Harrell added 24 and the Clippers beat the Kings 133-121 on Thursday night.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly a quarter of the way into their season, Danilo Gallinari and the Los Angeles Clippers are the surprise leaders in the Western Conference.

Gallinari was one of three Clippers to record a double-double as they won their ninth straight home game, defeating the Phoenix Suns 115-99 on Wednesday night.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Few, if any, expected the Los Angeles Clippers to be atop the Western Conference standings 19 games into the season.

On Sunday night, they even managed to impress themselves with a 104-100 comeback win over the Portland Trail Blazers.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two early surprises to the NBA season met Friday and regulation wasn't enough to settle things.

The surging Memphis Grizzlies thought they had things under control, up by eight with less than 2 minutes to play in the fourth quarter, but the Clippers surged to the finish. Danilo Gallinari hit three free throws with 3 seconds to play to force overtime and Los Angeles then ran off with a 112-07 victory.

ATLANTA (AP) — Montrezl Harrell doesn't mind trailing on the road when the Los Angeles Clippers still have a chance in the fourth quarter.

"It definitely builds your character," he said. "We got the ball to the guys we wanted to get the ball to. We keep playing. We keep fighting."

Harrell had 25 points and 11 rebounds, Lou Williams added 16 points and a season-high 11 assists, and the Clippers rallied past the struggling Atlanta Hawks 127-119 on Monday night to win their fifth straight game.

NEW YORK (AP) — Montrezl Harrell provided a big lift for the Los Angeles Clippers in the fourth quarter.

Mom was pretty impressed.

Harrell scored 10 of his 16 points in the final period, and the Clippers rallied to beat the Brooklyn Nets 127-118 on Saturday night for their fourth straight victory.

Danilo Gallinari scored 28 points and Tobias Harris had 27 as Los Angeles opened a three-game trip with its sixth win in seven games overall. Lou Williams finished with 16 points and five assists.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The best NBA team in Los Angeles right now isn't the one with LeBron James.

It's the no-name Clippers.

Going into Wednesday, the Clippers were fourth in the rugged Western Conference at 8-5, with overtime wins against defending NBA champion Golden State and Milwaukee, as well as Oklahoma City and Houston (twice).

"We're going to keep on getting better," leading scorer Tobias Harris said. "We've showed we can play with the best of them."