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HOUSTON -- The Los Angeles Clippers rarely lose when Jamal Crawford leads the team in scoring. Wholesale Jerseys Cheap . Crawford insisted it has very little to do with him after his latest such game -- one the Clippers played without Chris Paul. Crawford scored a seaso its about. We do it collectively," he said. "We all pull for each other and were all in it together and thats how we win." Crawford had a spectacular run to start the fourth quarter where he made five straight shots, including a pair of 3-pointers to push the lead to 102-82. Houston called a timeout after his last bucket in that run and DeAndre Jordan dashed off the bench and met him for a celebratory jump and bump near centre court. The Rockets went on a 10-2 run later in the fourth quarter to pull to 108-96. But The Clippers responded with two 3-pointers sandwiched around a basket by Jeremy Lin to thwart the comeback attempt. Harden was disappointed that the Rockets didnt get back on track in their one home game before four straight on the road. "You cant do that, especially coming off a three-game road trip, a three-game losing streak," he said. "Weve got to be better, especially on the defensive end. Weve got to guard in order to win games. Its simple." The Clippers were up by one point in the second quarter when Lamar Odom received his third foul. Del Negro received a technical for arguing the call and seconds later Odom was also giving a technical for arguing. Harden made just one of the two free throws, but Morris connected on a 3-pointer a few seconds later to give Houston a 39-36 lead. Houston trailed by two about a minute later before using a 13-4 run to go on top 52-45 about 3 1/2 minutes before halftime. Los Angeles outscored the Rockets 13-7 for the rest of the quarter to cut the lead to 59-58 at halftime. Parsons finished with 17 points and Lin added 12 points with 10 assists. NOTES: Tuesday was Hills 1,000th career game, making him the 20th active player to reach the mark. ... Houston Texans stars Arian Foster and Andre Johnson watched the game from courtside seats. Foster received a nice ovation from the crowd as he walked alongside the court to his seat in the third quarter. The Texans lost to New England in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs on Sunday. Wholesale Jerseys USA . Hell be wearing a No. 12 jersey, getting used to a new set of teammates and dealing with all those comparisons to a high-profile quarterback. Wholesale Jerseys From China . Maze, who lost Saturdays giant slalom by 0.08 seconds to Lindsey Vonn, led after the opening run and clocked a two-run combined time of 1 minute, 33.68 seconds down the Radvanje course. Frida Hansdotter of Sweden finished second, a distant 0. http://www.unityvirtual.net/hot.html . -- In between trade talks and early negotiations with free agents, baseball general managers considered some wide-ranging changes that include broader use of instant replay by umpires, changed roster limits for September and protective headgear for pitchers. Wholesale Jerseys Paypal . "I dont think its the time for armchair coaching," Hall-of-Famer and current player agent Bobby Orr told Beverly Thomson on Canada AM Thursday. Wholesale Jerseys Supply .J. - Thierry Henry scored his MLS-leading ninth goal in the seventh minute, then went down with a right hamstring injury 15 minutes later in the New York Red Bulls 1-0 victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday.(Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Dodgers will try to make some headway in the National League West standings this weekend, as they begin a three-game set with the division-leading San Francisco Giants on Friday at AT&T Park. "It is a big series," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "This is September baseball. Youre watching the scoreboard and its going to be intense. This is why you play the game." San Francisco enters the matchup holding a 4 1/2-game advantage on the Dodgers, who led the division as late as Aug. 19. Los Angeles, though, has dropped 10 of 16 games since and is now 1 1/2 games back of the second wild card in the NL. Los Angeles is also just 5-7 since its blockbuster deal with the Boston Red Sox that saw them acquire Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford and Josh Beckett. Beckett will be on the hill in the opener for the Dodgers, trying to build upon his first win with his new club. After losing his debut, Beckett stymied the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday, holding them to a run and six hits in 6 2/3 innings. He also struck out nine in the win. "Ive never really seen him pitch bad," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said after Becketts last start. "His stuff is pretty consistent. I expect him to be like this. He locates, changes speeds, hes not afraid." Beckett has faced the Giants seven times and is 4-3 against them with a 3.35 ERA. San Francisco, meanwhille, will counter with an enigma of its own in two-time NL Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who is just 8-14 on the year with a 5. Wholesale Jerseys. 21 ERA. Lincecum, though, won for the second time in three starts on Saturday in Chicago, as he held the Cubs to two runs and four hits in 6 1/3 frames. "When Ive had to dig deep, Ive done it," said Lincecum. "I had a terrible August in 2010 and I got out of that. This first half was my terrible August, and were still in our position. I just have to keep pushing hard and working in the right direction." He beat the Dodgers back on Aug. 21 and is 7-5 lifetime against them with a 2.80 ERA in 18 games (17 starts). He is 2-1 in three starts against them this season with a 2.55 ERA. San Francisco enters this series after losing two of three to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Dodgers, though, didnt help themselves any, as they dropped two of three to the lowly San Diego Padres. "Weve got to turn the page because weve got a big series coming up," Dodgers superstar Matt Kemp said on Wednesday. "And every series is a must-win, so weve got to go out there and play every game like its our last one." The last three series between the Giants and Dodgers have all ended in sweeps, with the Giants winning two of them, including a three-game set from Aug. 20-22. The two teams will close the season with a three-game set in Los Angeles. ' ' '
HOUSTON -- The Los Angeles Clippers rarely lose when Jamal Crawford leads the team in scoring. Wholesale Jerseys Cheap . Crawford insisted it has very little to do with him after his latest such game -- one the Clippers played without Chris Paul. Crawford scored a seaso its about. We do it collectively," he said. "We all pull for each other and were all in it together and thats how we win." Crawford had a spectacular run to start the fourth quarter where he made five straight shots, including a pair of 3-pointers to push the lead to 102-82. Houston called a timeout after his last bucket in that run and DeAndre Jordan dashed off the bench and met him for a celebratory jump and bump near centre court. The Rockets went on a 10-2 run later in the fourth quarter to pull to 108-96. But The Clippers responded with two 3-pointers sandwiched around a basket by Jeremy Lin to thwart the comeback attempt. Harden was disappointed that the Rockets didnt get back on track in their one home game before four straight on the road. "You cant do that, especially coming off a three-game road trip, a three-game losing streak," he said. "Weve got to be better, especially on the defensive end. Weve got to guard in order to win games. Its simple." The Clippers were up by one point in the second quarter when Lamar Odom received his third foul. Del Negro received a technical for arguing the call and seconds later Odom was also giving a technical for arguing. Harden made just one of the two free throws, but Morris connected on a 3-pointer a few seconds later to give Houston a 39-36 lead. Houston trailed by two about a minute later before using a 13-4 run to go on top 52-45 about 3 1/2 minutes before halftime. Los Angeles outscored the Rockets 13-7 for the rest of the quarter to cut the lead to 59-58 at halftime. Parsons finished with 17 points and Lin added 12 points with 10 assists. NOTES: Tuesday was Hills 1,000th career game, making him the 20th active player to reach the mark. ... Houston Texans stars Arian Foster and Andre Johnson watched the game from courtside seats. Foster received a nice ovation from the crowd as he walked alongside the court to his seat in the third quarter. The Texans lost to New England in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs on Sunday. Wholesale Jerseys USA . Hell be wearing a No. 12 jersey, getting used to a new set of teammates and dealing with all those comparisons to a high-profile quarterback. Wholesale Jerseys From China . Maze, who lost Saturdays giant slalom by 0.08 seconds to Lindsey Vonn, led after the opening run and clocked a two-run combined time of 1 minute, 33.68 seconds down the Radvanje course. Frida Hansdotter of Sweden finished second, a distant 0. http://www.unityvirtual.net/hot.html . -- In between trade talks and early negotiations with free agents, baseball general managers considered some wide-ranging changes that include broader use of instant replay by umpires, changed roster limits for September and protective headgear for pitchers. Wholesale Jerseys Paypal . "I dont think its the time for armchair coaching," Hall-of-Famer and current player agent Bobby Orr told Beverly Thomson on Canada AM Thursday. Wholesale Jerseys Supply .J. - Thierry Henry scored his MLS-leading ninth goal in the seventh minute, then went down with a right hamstring injury 15 minutes later in the New York Red Bulls 1-0 victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday.(Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Dodgers will try to make some headway in the National League West standings this weekend, as they begin a three-game set with the division-leading San Francisco Giants on Friday at AT&T Park. "It is a big series," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "This is September baseball. Youre watching the scoreboard and its going to be intense. This is why you play the game." San Francisco enters the matchup holding a 4 1/2-game advantage on the Dodgers, who led the division as late as Aug. 19. Los Angeles, though, has dropped 10 of 16 games since and is now 1 1/2 games back of the second wild card in the NL. Los Angeles is also just 5-7 since its blockbuster deal with the Boston Red Sox that saw them acquire Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford and Josh Beckett. Beckett will be on the hill in the opener for the Dodgers, trying to build upon his first win with his new club. After losing his debut, Beckett stymied the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday, holding them to a run and six hits in 6 2/3 innings. He also struck out nine in the win. "Ive never really seen him pitch bad," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said after Becketts last start. "His stuff is pretty consistent. I expect him to be like this. He locates, changes speeds, hes not afraid." Beckett has faced the Giants seven times and is 4-3 against them with a 3.35 ERA. San Francisco, meanwhille, will counter with an enigma of its own in two-time NL Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who is just 8-14 on the year with a 5. Wholesale Jerseys. 21 ERA. Lincecum, though, won for the second time in three starts on Saturday in Chicago, as he held the Cubs to two runs and four hits in 6 1/3 frames. "When Ive had to dig deep, Ive done it," said Lincecum. "I had a terrible August in 2010 and I got out of that. This first half was my terrible August, and were still in our position. I just have to keep pushing hard and working in the right direction." He beat the Dodgers back on Aug. 21 and is 7-5 lifetime against them with a 2.80 ERA in 18 games (17 starts). He is 2-1 in three starts against them this season with a 2.55 ERA. San Francisco enters this series after losing two of three to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Dodgers, though, didnt help themselves any, as they dropped two of three to the lowly San Diego Padres. "Weve got to turn the page because weve got a big series coming up," Dodgers superstar Matt Kemp said on Wednesday. "And every series is a must-win, so weve got to go out there and play every game like its our last one." The last three series between the Giants and Dodgers have all ended in sweeps, with the Giants winning two of them, including a three-game set from Aug. 20-22. The two teams will close the season with a three-game set in Los Angeles. ' ' '