The Los Angeles Clippers (39 - 20) defeated the Brooklyn Nets (17 - 43) 105 - 95 at Staples Center on Monday. The backcourt proved to be the difference maker for the Clippers, as Chris Paul, Jamal Crawford and JJ Reddick found themselves grooving in the second half. Crawford’s 26 points was good enough to lead all scorers in the contest, as Los Angeles found success through their three guard lineup, which paired remarkably well with Paul Pierce at power forward and DeAndre Jordan dominating the paint. Paul completed a double - double with 23 points and 12 assists, while JJ Reddick went 3 - of - 5 from behind the arc and totaled 19 points. The combination of the three guard system caused frequent mismatches and opened up Crawford to get hot through iso plays. When the iso - ball became stagnant, Jordan found himself with an open lane to the rim multiple times, leading to 10 points and 10 rebounds. The Brooklyn Nets competed with the Clippers through three quarters of play, and constantly frustrated their opponent behind the play of Brook Lopez. The fourth quarter proved to be dire for the Nets, as they failed to register a basket for the first half of that final period, opening the door for the Clippers to finally pull away. Lopez finished with 25 points, 10 rebounds and four assists on 9 - of - 17 shooting to lead Brooklyn in the overmatched contest. Three Nets starters matched Lopez in double figures (Donald Sloan, Wayne Ellington and Bojan Bogdanovich). Ellington left the game early after suffering what might be a possible concussion after colliding with Jordan. The Clippers host the Oklahoma City Thunder (42 - 18) on Thursday, while the Nets play the second game of a back - to - back and stay in Los Angeles to face the Lakers (11 - 49) on Tuesday.
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 "TeamStat(G,'Nets') has 43 Losses ,has 95 Total points ,has 17 Wins ."]