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LOS ANGELES -- Consistent and timely perimeter shooting
by Blake Griffin and Jared Dudley, along with a season-
high 36 assists, helped the Los Angeles Clippers to a
satisfying start to 2014 following their most lopsided
defeat of the season. Griffin scored 13 of his 31 points
in the final 7:05 and Dudley got 11 of his 20 points in
the third quarter, leading the defending Pacific Division
champions to a 112-85 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats
on Wednesday night. "Dud is a shooter. Every time I see
him shoot it, I think its going in, so were going to keep
feeding him like that," Clippers point guard Chris Paul
said. "Its all about confidence. We also have the utmost
confidence in Blake. He works so hard, and it was great
to see it all come together for him tonight. That was
unreal. They didnt know what to do." Dudley faced his
second former team in two games, making seven of 10 shots
against the club that selected him with their first pick
in 2007 and traded him to Phoenix after one season. He
had nine points against the Suns on Monday in the
Clippers 107-88 loss. "For me, to see the ball go in once
or twice, it breeds confidence," said Dudley, who came in
shooting a career-worst 44 per cent from the field. "Ive
just got to be aggressive, and obviously make shots. I
know when I play well, our team usually plays well. When
you move the ball from side to side, it opens things up
more. Sometimes when I do score, it just gives the other
guys the confidence to do other things. But when Im not
shooting the ball well, I have to do all the little
things." Paul had 17 points and 14 assists, helping the
Clippers beat the Bobcats for the sixth straight time and
send them to their 17th straight road loss against
Western Conference opponents. "We had 36 assists tonight,
and you could see what we worked on yesterday at practice
with ball movement," coach Doc Rivers said. "It was
quick. The ball was flying around the floor, and that
makes us really good. It makes it harder to guard Chris
and Blake because you cant key on those guys. I think we
got away from that a little bit, so its good that that
came back tonight." Al Jefferson and Kemba Walker each
scored 14 points for the Bobcats, whose previous six
losses all were decided by five points or fewer. "Those
guys played really well," Walker said. "They picked up
their defence, made us take tough shots, and we werent
able to make them. On the offensive end, they moved the
ball really well, shared the ball and made shots. We just
couldnt get over the hump in the second half." Dudley
jump-started the Clippers in the third quarter with a 3-
pointer and a 22-footer, and they pulled away to a 75-62
lead on DeAndre Jordans tip-in with 6:19 left in the
third quarter. Dudley opened the fourth with another 3 to
give Los Angeles an 84-69 cushion. But as hot as he was
at the time, Dudley passed up a 3-point shot and drove
the lane before dishing off to Ryan Hollins for a layup
that resulted in a three-point play and an 87-71
advantage with 10:05 left. Griffin, who began the final
quarter on the bench after picking up his fourth foul
with 5.2 seconds left in the third, reported back in with
7:56 remaining and made four perimeter jumpers during a
1:33 span -- the first two from 21 feet and the next two
from 18 feet -- to give the Clippers a 97-78 cushion with
5:32 left. "You never want to give anybody anything,
especially a very good player like him. But thats the
toughest shot in the NBA -- the long 2," Bobcats forward
Josh McRoberts said. "Defensively, maybe we could have
done a bit better job." For good measure, Griffin added
his seventh 3-pointer of the season with 1:50 on the
clock for a 102-83 lead. The Bobcats didnt make a field
goal after Jeffersons 16-footer with 4:04 remaining.
Charlotte shot 38.2 per cent from the field, making the
Clippers 40-1 since the start of last season when holding
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Roberts converted an offensive rebound into a layup to
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porous defence, giving up 102.7 per game. ... The Bobcats
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Jefferson in each of the last 20 games. The club record
for a tandem is 28 games, by Jason Richardson and Gerald
Wallace in 2007-08.
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