Basketball: Los Angeles Clippers 112 Denver 100

Jamal Crawford and Matt Barnes combined for 42 points Tuesday and the Los Angeles Clippers cruised to their 14th straight win, 112-100 over Denver. Crawford scored 22 points, Barnes added 20, and Chris Paul supplied 14, eight assists and three steals for the Clippers, who improved to an NBA-best 22-6. Blake Griffin added another 13 points, six assists and six rebounds as Los Angeles outscored Denver 42-22 in the second period to put the game away, extending their franchise-best winning streak. The Clippers connected on 11 three-pointers. Kosta Koufos provided 16 points with 10 rebounds and Jordan Hamilton added 16 points off the bench for the Nuggets, who began a three-game road trip with a loss.