LA Clippers overpowered Washington today, showing who is the better team. Most around the league expected this kind of result, but Washington head coach Bob was defiant until game time. "Underdogs, my ----. We've got enough talent and enough heart to play with anybody in the league." Afterwards, his tune had changed significantly. "We've got some work ahead of us before we can play at their level."

The only bright point for Washington was the great play by Banks, and Bob was quick to praise his star. "If the whole team had played with his energy, we'd have been able to play with LA Clippers. The bright side is that we know what he can do against them, and we'll try to build on that for our next meeting."

LA Clippers was led by Brown (32 points, 10 boards, 0 assists, 3 blocks), Patrick (17 points), Hayes (8 points, 0 assists, a steal, 2 blocks). Washington was led by Banks (20 points, 3 blocks), Griffin (5 points, 8 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals, a block), Borenstein (9 points, 7 boards, 1 assists, a block).

LA Clippers are now 47-17 and 24-9 at home with the victory. They hold at #1 in the Pacific and stay at #1 overall in the Western Conference. Washington extended their losing streak 7 games and fall to 18-45. They remain at #4 in the Southeast and stay at #13 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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