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LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Last season, the Cleveland Cavaliers were apt to follow up a tough loss with another defeat. Things are slowly changing. Rookie Dion Waiters hit seven 3-pointers in scoring 28 points and Kyrie Irving added 24 points in a 108-101 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night that snapped a two-game skid two nights after losing by three to Milwaukee. Coach Byron Scott called it progress. "Typically we play one good game and then we stumble," he said. "Tonight seemed like the type of game where we could stumble, which is why I called a timeout so early in the game. I thought we were going through the motions and I wanted to let them know that I will sub guys out early if theyre going to play like that. They responded and played a good 45 minutes." Some of the biggest shots were hit by Waiters, whose points and 3-pointers set career highs in his fourth NBA game. "My teammate found me," he said, nodding his head in Irvings direction, "and I was able to make shots. I was feeling good out there." Tyler Zeller added 15 points and Anderson Varejao had 15 points and 15 rebounds for the Cavs, who took the lead for good late in the first quarter. Blake Griffin scored 20 points, Jamal Crawford added 19 and Chris Paul had 17 for the Clippers, who lost their second straight after opening the season with two wins. Their 25 turnovers led to 21 points for the Cavs. "You make 25 turnovers and youre going to lose just about every time," said Paul, who was contained most of the game by the Cavs zone. "But its early though. Its better we do this now than later, but well be all right." The Cavs led by nine early in the fourth before Griffin, Paul and Crawford teamed up to spark the Clippers. Paul got things going with a 3-pointer and a driving layup, then set up Griffins dunk with an alley-oop pass before Crawford hit a 3 to tie the game at 94. Waiters answered with two straight 3-pointers, the second coming in front of the Clippers bench, then Varejao stole a pass from DeAndre Jordan and hit a jumper at the other end to keep the Cavs ahead 102-96. "Our defensive principles are not to give up the corner 3, and thats my fault," Paul said. "I take full blame for those two 3s that I gave up there towards the end of the game. Every time they hit one, it was tough." Crawford hit another 3-pointer to get the Clippers within three they got outscored 6-2 in the final 52 seconds. Griffin was called for two consecutive travelling turnovers in the closing minutes. "Theres not going to be a game where a teams not gunning for us, so we have to have the mindset that everybodys coming for us and we have to be coming for them even harder," Griffin said. Waiters scored 12 of Clevelands first 14 points to open the third, when they led by 13 early on only to see the Clippers cut it to six points going into the fourth. The Clippers shot 57 per cent from the floor and regained a 16-10 edge in the paint to close within striking distance. "When you have somebody going like that you just sit back and watch," Irving said about Waiters. Clevelands momentum carried into the second quarter when it outscored the Clippers 26-22 to lead 57-50 at the break, with Varejaos driving layup just beating the halftime buzzer. Irving had 16 points in the half to eight by Paul, whose team had 13 turnovers in the first two quarters. The Cavs missed their first four shots of the game while falling behind by seven. They got going near the end of the first quarter, with consecutive 3-pointers by Daniel Gibson and Irving to take their first lead of the game. Notes: Zeller left the court with 5:39 to play after taking an elbow to his left cheekbone under his eye. He was being examined after the game and Scott said the team would know more on Tuesday. ... Crawford had led the Clippers in scoring in each of their first three games. ... Paul had nine assists, ending his run of three straight points-assists double-doubles. ... The Clippers have sold out their first three home games, extending their streak of consecutive sellouts to 53. ... The Cavs won the teams only meeting last season. Ryan Wendell Jersey . Truth be told, the Dutch had only themselves to blame. Wasteful finishing and some slack defending saw the Netherlands lose a game that they dominated in the early stages. Kyle Arrington Jersey . They got it Tuesday night as Adam Lind and Jose Bautista combined for RBIs in Torontos 7-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. http://www.footballpatriotsteamshop.com/womens-sebastian-vollmer-nike-jersey-zt-31.html . A BBC documentary this week showed footage of Ukrainian hooligans attacking Asian fans supporting the same team at a domestic league match, as well as examples of blatant anti-Semitism. Former England soccer player Sol Campbell has warned English fans to stay home or risk returning "in a coffin. Dont a Hightower Jersey . The Texas A&M quarterback became the first freshman to be voted The Associated Press Player of the Year in college football on Tuesday. Aaron Dobson Jersey . -- Alfonzo Dennard watched himself on the video board as he raced 87 yards with an interception for a touchdown.Marc Trestmans departure to the NFL puts a new twist on an old debate. Every year a handful of players from around the CFL sign down south and hope to stick with an NFL club, and now a head coach has done it. In the 1970s, Marv Levy was the head coach of the Alouettes before leaving for the Kansas City Chiefs and then the Buffalo Bills, leading the team to four straight Super Bowl appearances. Almost 40 years later, Trestmans move south raises the same question we ask every time CFL talent leaves for the NFL: is it a good thing for the three-down league? On one hand, former CFLers in the NFL act as ambassadors for the league, whether actively or not. Its not hard to picture a borderline NFL talent see someone like Cam Wake having tremendous success with the Miami Dolphins and at least not consider Wakes path – the CFL – to jumpstart his own career. There is also, of course, the numerous import players that arrive in the CFL each year based on recommendations from players familiar with the league.dddddddddddd Time will tell if the Trestman hiring encourages more American coaches to venture north to the CFL. On the other hand, the argument reads that allowing Trestman to leave only validates the notion that the CFL is a minor league, and any star – player or coach – will leave for greener pastures at any chance. The answer of course, could ultimately come in how Trestman does in Chicago. Success leads to credibility, but if Trestman struggles, its a different story. Will Trestman be thought of as a coach that simply used the CFL as a means to an end, or an ambassador that led the movement of American coaches plying their trade this side of the border. Concerned Alouettes fans aside, the majority of those around the CFL seem pleased for Trestman and his hiring by the Chicago Bears. The Rouge asks: Should they be? ' ' '
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