Paul had 24 points and 13 assists, Griffin scored 18 of his 22 points in a spectacular first quarter, and the Clippers cemented their supremacy in Los Angeles with a 125-101 victory over the Lakers on Thursday night. Chauncey Billups hit five 3-pointers while scoring 21 points for the Clippers, who never trailed as they roared into the All-Star break by clinching the season series in their city rivalry for the first time in 20 years. The Clippers have won the Staples Center co-tenants' first three games of the season, with Los Angeles' longtime underdogs burying the 16-time champions in this latest meeting under a wave of 16 3-pointers.
Kobe Bryant had 20 points and 11 assists for the Lakers, who head to the break in 10th place in the Western Conference, four games below .500 with little reason to suspect things will get a whole lot better -- particularly without Pau Gasol, who's likely out until April with the latest in their series of serious injuries. This became a rivalry game and was close the whole time but the Clippers started hitting their shots and becoming a great defensive team on the Lakers. Covering Kobe with two people then retracking the defense as they move the ball across the floor.
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