UPI en Español  |   UPI Asia  |   About UPI  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Sports News

NBA: Washington 98, LA Clippers 90

|
 
Published: Feb. 4, 2013 at 9:49 PM

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Martell Webster connected on five 3-pointers en route to 21 points Monday and Washington kept the Los Angeles Clippers on the skids with a 98-90 win.

Garrett Temple and Nene added 15 points apiece for the Wizards, who broke a four-game losing streak with the triumph.

John Wall contributed 13 points and eight assists while Emeka Okafor added nine points with 14 rebounds for the victors.

The Clippers, who were playing without injured all-stars Blake Griffin (strained hamstring) and Chris Paul (knee), dropped their third straight.

Jamal Crawford netted 28 points and Eric Bledsoe supplied 17 and nine assists for Los Angeles.

DeAndre Jordan hauled down 22 rebounds in the defeat.

Topics: Martell Webster, John Wall, Emeka Okafor, Blake Griffin, Chris Paul, Jamal Crawford, Eric Bledsoe, DeAndre Jordan, Garrett Temple
Recommended Stories
© 2013 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written consent.

Order reprints
Join the conversation
Most Popular Collections
'Star Trek Into Darkness' screening NBC upfronts Met Ball 2013
'Great Gatsby' premieres in New York Spire raised on top of One WTC 2013: Celebrity break ups and divorces
Additional Sports News Stories
1 of 18
Iranians celebrate the qualification of  their soccer team  for 2014 World Cup
View Caption
Iranian women flash the victory sign during a street celebration in Tehran, Iran on June 18, 2013. The Iranian national soccer team defeated South Korea in their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying soccer match in Ulsan, South Korea. UPI/Maryam Rahmanian .
fark
Caption Obama's sweet, sweet words to Angela Merkel
The coffee shop's sign said "Drive Thru," so she did
Is this elderly woman's citizenship in jeopardy because she a.) committed a violent crime, b.) is...
Judge: "Defendant, you are hereby ordered to never again appear naked in public. And stop taking...
Easily Misinterpreted Headline of the Day: "Paddling creates sense of oneness with nature"
HOO BOY, Paula Deen done buttered herself into a corner