Brown had 46 points today, leading LA Clippers to the huge win over their archrivals. Today it was LA Lakers head coach Andreas Helmle who gave LA Clippers bulletin-board material and ended up eating crow, thanks to some ill-timed comments he made earlier in the day. Two hours before game-time, Andreas Helmle said that "LA Clippers shouldn't even show up tonight. We're pumped, we're on a hot streak, and we're just better. We're gonna win so big LA Clippers might never recover." After the game, the only one from LA Clippers to speak was head coach Bob, who said simply, "Scoreboard, baby." Final score: LA Clippers 109, LA Lakers 81.

LA Clippers was led by Brown (46 points, 15 boards, 0 assists, 2 blocks), Patrick (19 points, 6 boards, 2 assists, a block), Reese (8 points, 5 assists, 2 steals, a block). LA Lakers was led by Gavagan (14 points, 10 boards, 1 assists, a block), Bush (10 points, 9 boards, 2 assists, a steal, a block), Sanchez (17 points).

LA Clippers are now 1-0 and 1-0 at home with today's victory. They move up to #3 in the Pacific and advance to #6 overall in the Western Conference. LA Lakers fall to 0-1 after the defeat. They stay at #5 in the Pacific and fall to #14 overall in the Western Conference.

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