NEW ORLEANS -- Between Jamal Crawfords long-range shooting, Chris Pauls timely playmaking and Blake Griffins presence in the paint, the Los Angeles Clippers have been too much for most teams to handle the past couple days. Gareth Bale Womens Jersey . The struggling New Orleans Pelicans were simply overmatched. Crawford hit seven 3s on his way to 24 points, and the Clippers beat the Pelicans 123-110 on Monday night. "We understand what we do well. If we all do what we do well, well make our team stronger," Crawford said. "My teammates did a good job finding me, Coach was drawing up great plays and I got the easy part, just knocking down the shots." Crawford picked up where he left off in Oklahoma City a day earlier, when he hit five three-pointers and scored 36 points in the Clippers victory over the Thunder. He even converted a four-point play when he hit a three while being fouled by Eric Gordon. Paul, who had 19 points and 13 assists in his latest return to New Orleans, raved about the Clippers recent success shooting from outside. "Its been great and its just our ball movement," Paul said. "Were getting great looks and at times where playing at the right tempo, but we got to figure out how to keep putting it together." Anthony Davis had 26 points and 11 rebounds for New Orleans. Alexis Ajinca set career highs with 19 points and 12 rebounds. "We played hard, but we just got to do a better job on defence," Davis said. Griffin added 22 points, while DeAndre Jordan had 14 points to go along with 16 rebounds. Paul cited the play of Griffin and Jordan as "the reason why we get those open 3s." All five Clippers starters and two reserves scored in double figures. Matt Barnes, Darren Collison and Hedo Turkoglu each scored 12. "The ball movement on our team is terrific," Clippers coach Doc Rivers said. "When you play that unselfish with that many good players, a lot of good things are going to happen." Los Angeles hit 16 threes on 28 attempts (57.1 per cent). New Orleans made only 7 of 18 (38.9 per cent) from long range. "There were a lot of shots that we had a hand up and they threw it up in the sky and it came down and went in the bucket," Pelicans coach Monty Williams said of the Clippers 51.8 per cent shooting overall. "What I didnt like was there were times when they made shots and I thought that we allowed our spirit to get down. ... We just allowed their offence to dictate our spirit." Anthony Morrow scored 13 points and Al-Farouq Aminu 12 for New Orleans, which has lost four straight. Gordon and Austin Rivers each scored 10. The Clippers were in control from the outset against a Pelicans team that has been struggling all season defensively. Los Angeles opened a nine-point lead in the first quarter on Jordans alley-oop dunk of Turkoglus lob. The lead grew to 15 in the second quarter, when Griffins dunk, set up by a feed from Paul, made it 54-39. "At the start, I thought the execution was close to flawless," Rivers said. The Pelicans clawed back within single digits by halftime after Ajincas dunk made it 61-53. The Clippers dominated the third quarter, however, breaking the game open with a 15-2 run that started with Crawfords three and featured nine points by Griffin, including a layup as he was fouled and an alley-oop dunk reminiscent of the dunk fest he brought to the Big Easy during the All-Star game. Los Angeles took its largest lead when Pauls 11-foot jumper made it 88-69. New Orleans showed only one more sign of threatening after that, pulling to 10 points on Jeff Witheys putback with 7:39 left. But Rivers called timeout, during which he instructed Paul to set up Crawford for a 3. It worked, and New Orleans never got closer than 13 again. NOTES: The Clippers are 25-0 when they make at least nine 3-pointers and 19-1 when shooting 50 per cent or better. ... Morrow entered the game making an NBA-leading 48.1 per cent of his 3-pointers. He improved that slightly by hitting 2 of 4 against the Clippers. ... Pelicans G Tyreke Evans made only 4 of his 13 attempts and is 9 of 34 (26.5 per cent) from the field in his last three games. ... The Clippers have scored 120 or more points 11 times this season, including two games in a row. www.realmadridteamshop.com/Cristiano-Ronaldo-Real-Madrid-Jersey.html . -- The postgame cheer from inside the New York Jets locker room could be heard in the stadium hallways. Gareth Bale Kids Jersey . -- With Prince Fielder, Adrian Beltre and Elvis Andrus struggling at the plate, Texas manager Ron Washington enjoyed watching a couple of home runs from two of the few players in his lineup who were hitting .The NBA Draft has arrived. The moment of decision (and in some cases, the moment of truth for some executives) is upon us. Should be lots of fun. Only the beginning of a busy off-season of trades, free agent signings and amnesty decisions for organizations with the first true off-season under the newly ratified CBA in place. 1. Larry Bird (Pacers): Nice run as a coach and executive with the team. Not often do you see a great player also have a solid transition and success as both a coach and executive. Theyre on the right path because he made the right and bold decisions the past few years. Love the fact that Donnie Walsh is back as president and Kevin Pritchard is the GM. Walsh was terrific over the years in Indy and Pritchard did a nice job in Portland and got a raw deal there in their dysfunctional environment. 2. Houston Rockets: Wow! Get out your scorecard. Theyre dealing. Deals with Minnesota and Milwaukee already. Hold the 12th, 16th and 18th Picks and will be looking to make a lot more moves. Trying to get in on the action on Dwight Howard. Keep an eye out for them both on draft night as well as July 1. Theyll be a player in lots of deals/rumors. 3. Ben Gordon (Bobcats): Needed a change of scenery in the worst way. Disappointing run with the Pistons after the big contract in free agency. Hes a very good but streaky scorer who needs some of his shots in structure sometimes morre than he thinks. Cristiano Ronaldo Jersey. Playing for a new coach/team will help him. Still think he can make a solid difference. For owner Michael Jordan, he was willing to take on a little more salary and move Corey Maggette with a year less on his deal. A little risky but I think it might work out for them. 4. Lamar Odom: Youll hear his name a lot in the near future. The Dallas experiment was a disaster and a big reason was his approach. Still highly thought of in many circles. Think back just a season before, he was terrific for the Lakers. Tremendous versatility and understanding of how to play and make others better. He can start or play major second unit minutes and can play at both the 3/4. Has lots of playoff/big game experience and knows how and what to do when the chips are down. Hell be well sought after. 5. Ersan Ilyasova: Free agent 3/4 man who continues to improve. I like his game and toughness. If I were the Toronto Raptors, Id have him high on my target list as well as Steve Nash on July 1. I know hes Turkish and things didnt go well with Hedo Turkoglu but this is a different kettle of fish altogether. This young man has excellent potential and a good work ethic. His best days (the next 5/6 years) are ahead of him. I dont care a bit about adding more Euros. I want guys who can play and help you win and I think hell be a good get for someone. ' ' '
