Utah beat LA Clippers 4-1 to move past the Western Conference First Round with a 80-66 win over LA Clippers aided by Sparenberg's great play. "I've never seen anything like that," said LA Clippers star Brown. "Sparenberg 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."

Sparenberg 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, Sparenberg certainly increased the margin of victory from a close call to a solid win.

Utah was led by Sparenberg (6 points, 6 boards, 10 assists, 6 steals), Cummings (15 points, 4 blocks), Robinson (16 points, a block). LA Clippers was led by Brown (10 points, 10 boards, 0 assists, 3 blocks), Patrick (18 points, a block), Gleeson (14 points, a block).

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