Brown was unstoppable today, leading LA Clippers to a 89-77 win over Houston. "I've never seen anything like that," said Houston star Sims. "Brown just flat-out dominated, and there was nothing any of us could do about it." Agreed coach Bob, "He's an excellent talent with an excellent coach. I'm afraid that we'll be seeing more of him down the road."

Brown refused to get caught up in the excitement, however. "I just did what coach told me to do," he said. "And we couldn't have won without my teammates doing their best as well." While true, Brown certainly increased the margin of victory from a close call to a solid win.

LA Clippers was led by Brown (17 points, 14 boards, 0 assists, a block), Patrick (21 points, 2 assists), Murphy (12 points, 10 boards, 3 assists). Houston was led by Sims (24 points, 2 assists, 3 blocks), Laboy (13 points, 3 steals), Fox (6 points, 8 assists).

LA Clippers stand at 51-20 with today's win. They advance to #1 in the Pacific and improve to #1 overall in the Western Conference. Houston drop to 37-35 and 21-17 at home with today's defeat. They stay at #2 in the Southwest and stay at #7 overall in the Western Conference.

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