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LA Clippers 101, Sacramento 85

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Elton Brand scored 26 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and Quentin Richardson added 20 points to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 101-85 victory Saturday night over the Sacramento Kings.

Richardson made 5-of-8 3-pointers and Jeff McInnis scored 11 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter as Los Angeles recorded its second three-game winning streak of the season.

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Playing 18 of 25 games at the Staples Center, the Clippers are 10-3 since ending a three-game losing streak on November 23. They have won six of their last seven.

Doug Christie and Bobby Jackson each scored 18 points for Sacramento, which has lost four of its last five games and four straight on the road.

The Kings played without All-Star forward Chris Webber, who missed his second consecutive game with left ankle tendinitis. Webber also sat out the season's first 20 games due to a sprained left ankle.

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