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For the Clippers, This Is Not a Typical Season Benjamin Hoffman, nytimes.com The Los Angeles Clippers before this season had a legitimate claim to be the worst franchise in N.B.A. history.
	Dwight Howard, On The Difference Between The Clippers And The Lakers: "They Share The Ball" Jan 5 Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com The confounding Lakers lost last night to the Clippers by five after going into the fourth quarter down 16. The loss dropped them to 15-17, 11th in a Western Conference that has roughly 11 solid contenders for the playoffs. While the team is still worki…
	Chris Paul Holds Off Kobe In An Instant L.A. Classic; Kyrie Irving Has Ice In His Veins Jan 5 Dime Magazine, dimemag.com We were going to write about how seldom games truly live up to the hype but then we had a thought – has there been a Clippers-Lakers game since Chris Paul‘s vetoed trade that hasn’t been satisfying? There have only been five between these two since …
	Paul pours in 30 points as Clips hold off Lakers Jan 5 Associated Press, ESPN.com Chris Paul had 30 points and 13 assists, Blake Griffin added 24 points, and the Los Angeles Clippers led all the way in beating the Lakers 107-102 on Friday night.
	NBA - It's too late for Los Angeles Lakers to take solace in their fourth-quarter surge against Los Angeles Clippers Jan 5 J.A. Adande, ESPN.com It's too late for Lakers take solace in their fourth-quarter surge against Clippers.

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