LA Clippers showed who was the better team tonight with a convincing 85-73 win over Utah. Although not exactly a blowout, LA Clippers coach Bob and his players outplayed Utah from start to end. "I was hoping for a better outcome," said Utah coach Coach Young during a post-game interview. "But they just overpowered us, and there was nothing we could do to adjust. Bob's team was more talented and better-prepared, and it would have taken quite a bit of luck for us to overcome that."

The loss was tough on Utah fans, who had expected great things from their team after some offseason moves. "I think reality is starting to sink in," said one team. "We didn't expect to see other teams outplaying us this badly, but LA Clippers sure made their point."

LA Clippers was led by Brown (27 points, 10 boards, 0 assists, 4 blocks), Patrick (28 points, 5 boards, 1 assists, a steal, 2 blocks), Davidson (6 points, 3 steals). Utah was led by Jones (9 points, 0 assists, a steal, 2 blocks), Cummings (11 points, 4 blocks), Lipscomb (10 points, 7 boards, 0 assists).

LA Clippers are now 20-7 with this victory. They hold at #2 in the Pacific and stay at #4 overall in the Western Conference. Utah stand at 18-12 and 10-6 at home after today's loss. They move down to #3 in the Northwest and fall to #6 overall in the Western Conference.

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