LA Clippers will continue to the Western Conference Semifinals by beating Houston 4-1 after a 109-67 blowout. In addition to a great game by Newton, coach Adnan Bislimovic had his team prepared perfectly and appeared to be reading the mind of Houston coach Bob. Whatever Bob tried failed miserably, and the end result was a blowout that will stick in the minds of both sides until they meet again. After the game, Bob said as much: "No doubt they were the better team today. But this won't be the last time we meet, and our players certainly don't like the way Adnan Bislimovic ran up the score on us."

LA Clippers was led by Newton (8 points, 16 assists, 3 steals), Jenkins (18 points, 15 boards, 0 assists, a block), Smith (25 points, a steal, a block). Houston was led by Mackey (20 points), Haile (10 points, 2 steals), Joseph (12 points, 1 assists).

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