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Paul says 'it's great' the Clippers are mad about losing a tough overtime game to the Spurs and a game to the Warriors, but they plan to make corrections and have strong showing against Nuggets.

These are different times with the Clippers, times in which losing is not acceptable.

Monta Ellis scores 32 points and Golden State hands the Clippers a second loss in a row. Chris Paul scores 24 for L.A, but only four in the second half.

Reporting from Oakland -- It became a shootout between the guards -- the Clippers' Chris Paul and Mo Williams and the Golden State Warriors' Monta Ellis.

The Clippers are trying to clean up mistakes after Ryan Gomes' inbounds pass to Chris Paul led to a turnover in L.A.'s overtime loss to San Antonio on Saturday.

Reporting from Oakland -- The Clippers have read about it in stories, heard about it on television and on the radio and listened to it from family members, friends and fans.

The Clippers have greatly improved their rebounding, besting their opponents, 295-221, in their last six games. The Warriors have lost nine times this season in games decided in the last 90 seconds.

When: 7:30.

Paul is still feeling the pain at practice after his errant pass allowed San Antonio to tie the game and then win in overtime. Coach Vinny Del Negro says it's 'good' such things upset his players.

The last sight of Chris Paul was of him shaking his head leaving the Clippers locker room and walking down the hallway inside Staples Center with his brother C.J. Paul after Saturday's tough overtime loss to the San Antonio Spurs.

The point guard's errant pass leads to the tying three-point basket for San Antonio late in regulation, and the Spurs go on to win in overtime.

In the quiet Clippers locker room, Chris Paul sat with a towel on his lap and ice bags on both knees, relieving a moment that he couldn't forget, talking about his game-changing turnover late in the fourth quarter that led to a three-pointer by Gary Neal that tied the score.

Guard throws away a pass against San Antonio that leads to a Clippers overtime loss, but it doesn't diminish how indispensable he has been to the club.

An hour later, I still wanted to chant it.

Point guard Eric Bledsoe and shooting guard Randy Foye come through for Clippers Coach Vinny Del Negro with the team trailing San Antonio by 15 in the third quarter. Foye scores 16 of his season-high 21 points in the third.

When the Clippers got down by 15 points in the third quarter, Coach Vinny Del Negro looked for a spark.

San Antonio, in the middle of a nine-game trip, has an NBA-best nine-game winning streak.

When: 12:30.

The Kings put Trent Hunter on waivers Friday.

When: 7.

Point guard Chris Paul, who played in the postseason in four of his first six seasons in the NBA, tells teammates a win counts no matter how ugly.

The Clippers got to talking after a grind-it-out, low-scoring, defensive-oriented victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night.

Chris Paul scores all 13 of his points in the fourth quarter to help L.A. rally from an 18-point deficit for a 74-71 victory in Portland.

Reporting from Portland, Ore. -- This was a gut-check for the Clippers, a test for them to show what they had after falling behind by 18 points in the third quarter.

The guard, who replaced injured Chauncey Billups in the lineup, is trying to find his shooting touch but has contributed defense and hustle.

Reporting from Portland, Ore. -- The numbers don't tell the entire story — at least not in the eyes of Clippers guard Randy Foye and Coach Vinny Del Negro .

In first game after six-game trip, L.A. pulls away in the fourth quarter for a 102-84 victory over Washington.

Eleven days ago, the Clippers turned the Verizon Center in Washington into their playground.

The L.A. coach has a 'very good conversation' with the NBA veteran in whom several teams are interested.

So, has Clippers Coach Vinny Del Negro chatted with much-desired free-agent forward-guard J.R. Smith lately?

Of course, they're different psychologically. For one thing, only one group needs its team to win. It's all in the "locus of control."

It's suddenly fashionable to be a Clippers fan, while Lakers fans lick their wounds or, as is often the case with Lakers fans, hire someone to lick their wounds for them.

The Clippers differ from past seasons in that they expected more, and talk about missing the chance to win all six games instead of dropping those to Cleveland and Dallas.

This is a different Clippers team, one that's not satisfied just because they had a winning record on a just-completed trip.

Clippers position themselves for a big win against NBA champion Mavericks, but Caron Butler's potential game-winning shot hits front of rim, and Dallas wins 96-92. L.A. settles for 4-2 mark on trip.

Reporting from Dallas -- It was the end of a six-game trip, and the Clippers were facing defending NBA champion Dallas in a city where they haven't won since April 19, 2006.

He acknowledges he is getting more attention from opponents and fans as he takes blame for loss to Dallas. But it is hard to not take for granted the talent and production the 22-year-old offers.

Reporting from Dallas — They blew it.

Butler, who was a member of the Mavericks' 2011 NBA championship team, receives a video tribute and his championship ring in a pregame ceremony. Butler scores 23 points on seven-for-18 shooting.

Reporting from Dallas -- As Caron Butler stood watching a video tribute from his time when he played for the Dallas Mavericks, the Clippers forward's lips began to quiver.