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Los Angeles, CA (SportsNetwork. Jackie Robinson Jersey .com) - Blake Griffin flirted with a triple- double and the Clippers embarrassed their LA rival, beating the Lakers 114-89 on Wednesday. Griffin needed less than 31 minutes to post 27 points, nine rebounds and eight assists while Chris Paul tallied 24 and 11 assists in just over 31 minutes. All five Clippers starters reached double figures, with Matt Barnes scoring 19 points and DeAndre Jordan and J.J. Redick finishing with 10 apiece. The Clippers have now won five in a row against the Lakers since a 116-103 loss on opening night last season. Jordan Hill and Wayne Ellington both had 13 points for the Lakers. Kobe Bryant finished 2-for-12 shooting for a season-low four points. He also had teams highs of eight rebounds, seven assists and six turnovers. Bryant missed Mondays loss in Portland, as well as three games in late December, to rest his body. The Clippers won each of the first three quarters by 10-plus points. They led 34-24 after one then shot 14-for-22 in the second to extend the spread to 70-48 at intermission. Barnes capped a 15-3 run to open the third with a 3-pointer from Paul. The lead, which was at 34 points following Barnes triple of the contest, reached 37 later in the stanza and 43 early in the fourth. The Lakers made the final score look more respectable, outscoring the Clips 26-15 in the fourth quarter. They finished the game on a 26-8 run. Game Notes The Lakers outrebounded the Clips, 46-42. Jordan had a game-high 13 boards ... Lakers rookie Jordan Clarkson scored 10 of his team-high 14 points in the fourth quarter. Derek Jeter Jersey .com) - Bradley Beals 22 points and seven rebounds helped the Washington Wizards erase a halftime deficit and top the Utah Jazz, 93-84, on Sunday. Dellin Betances Jersey . Old times for a defence that has looked just plain old recently? "No," safety Ryan Clark said. "We used to be much better than that. http://www.customyankeesjersey.com/custom-casey-stengel-jersey-large-1124i.html . The 10-horse field of 3-year-old pacers will leave the starting gate at approximately 10:14pm et. Co-owned and trained by David Menary, Hes Watching will be driven by Tim Tetrick and is the 5-1 fourth selection in the field.Andros Townsend insists he had to quit Newcastle and return to the Premier League for the sake of his international career. The 25-year-old made a good impact at St James Park following his move there in January having previously struggled to hold down a place with old club Tottenham.Newcastles relegation saw Townsend transfer once again, this time to Crystal Palace, and his form there has seen him called up by interim England manager Gareth Southgate. In as a replacement for the injured Raheem Sterling, he could play against Malta on Saturday and Townsend believes leaving Tyneside was the right decision in terms of getting back to his peak.It has been extremely frustrating. Looking back on it I got injured at the wrong time when I was flying high, he said. Townsend has impressed for Crystal Palace since his summer move there from Newcastle Then for a year or two I could not get back to the form I wanted to. But now, what is in the past is in the past and I proved at Newcastle I am still good enough to play in the Premier League.It gave me great confidence again and I got back in the England squad. Unfortunately, it did not work out for me there but now I am playing well for Palace and scoring goals again.Obviously there is a bit of frustration that I could not kick on after my debut but I think I am in a good place again, I am happy with my form and I am playing well. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. Roy (Hodgson) did say it didnt matter if I was playing in the Premier League or Championship but when he left I knew if I was playing in the Championship it would be nigh-on impossible to get in the squad so it was a factor in my decision.I really enjoyed my time at Newcastle, I make no secret of that. It did cross my mind to stay but I need to be playing Premier League football if I want to make the most of my career.A year taking a step back in the Championship when at Spurs I wasnt as playing as much as Id have liked to, I decided I couldnt really do that. Townsend admits he did consider staying at Newcastle despite their relegation to the Championship I made the tough decision, Im happy to be at Palace now, everything is going well, so hopefully it was the right decision. Jonathan Holder Jersey. .Englands second game of their World Cup qualifying double header sees them play in Slovenia on Tuesday on the third anniversary of Townsends international debut.Back then, he scored in a 4-1 win over Montenegro - but the winger maintains he is a more rounded player now.Three years ago is a long time ago and I dont want to compare myself to a previous time,said Townsend. Three years ago, I only scored one goal in the Premier League all season. Townsend was called into the squad after Raheem Sterling withdrew through injury Maybe I was taking people on more, but now I have matured a lot and am getting crosses early into the box. That is getting me more assists and hopefully I am getting more goals.Its nice to be back. I missed the last few trips. Now Im back and hopefully I can make the most of it. I didnt know Raheem was out. Gareth Southgates reign as interim England manager starts with a home game against Malta I got a call Monday afternoon to say I was replacing somebody. I have been happy with my form, I started a little bit slowly, didnt make the first squad, but I was happy with my form.Thankfully I have been given the chance through someone elses misfortune and hopefully I can make the most of it.You can watch Englands tour of Bangladesh, plus Premier League football and the Japan Grand Prix on Sky Sports. Upgrade now and enjoy three months at half price! Also See: England latest England fixtures England stats Table ' ' '