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LOS ANGELES, Calif. - J.J. Redick is always ready to start a game. He follows a routine during warmups that ensures everything is activated, he said.Redick was primed to go from the tip, scoring 20 points in 32 minutes to help the Los Angeles Clippers beat New York 99-78 on Wednesday, sending the Knicks to a year-ending ninth consecutive loss.If I come in with energy then Im going to benefit, Redick said.The rest of Clippers do, too.He gives everybody an opportunity to get into the game, said Chris Paul, who finished with eight assists. He plays hard and hes a tough guy to guard.Redicks jumper ignited a 13-0 run to open the third quarter that stretched the Clippers lead from 10 points to 23.When he gets it going like that, its tough for other teams to stop, said Blake Griffin, who had 13 points, seven rebounds and tied his career high with 11 assists.DeAndre Jordan added 14 points and 12 rebounds. Jordan and Griffin scored four points apiece in the second-half spurt.Griffin set up a dunk by Jordan with an alley-oop pass, a play they executed to perfection in the second quarter, too. Paul hit a 3-pointer for his first basket of the game as part of the run.We were able to keep our foot on the gas, Paul said. We kept our intensity.Carmelo Anthony was the only Knicks player in double figures with 19 points despite a sore right knee. New York led just once to start the game while falling to 2-16 on the road.Ive never been 5-29, Anthony said. Its getting testing not to get frustrated and its tough to keep a smile on my face.Anthony, who has led his team in scoring 24 times this season, said hes playing in pain.Tonight wasnt so bad, but Im not sure what tomorrow will bring, he said. Every day is different.Knicks team president Phil Jackson was on hand at Staples Center, where he once guided the Lakers to repeat NBA championships, to see his team tie a season low for points.Leading 63-40, the Clippers got outscored 18-11 to close out the third. But the Knicks couldnt get a sustained run together in the fourth, which began with a 3-pointer by Spencer Hawes and a three-point play from Griffin that pushed the Clippers advantage to 22 points.We didnt come out with a purpose in the third quarter, in terms of putting ourselves in a position to win the fourth quarter, rookie Knicks coach Derek Fisher said. In the third we didnt come out with the right mindset and we ended up further behind.Los Angeles shot 44 per cent (15 for 34) from 3-point range, with Redick hitting four and Matt Barnes and Jordan Farmar three each. The Knicks had no answer for the leagues second-best team from long-range, with New York making just 4 of 17 3-pointers.Jamal Crawford added 13 points for the Clippers, who improved to 6-6 in their last 12 games. Crawford had two 3-pointers to pass Peja Stojakovic for ninth on the NBAs career list.TIP-INSKnicks: New York has lost five straight to the Clippers, including three in Los Angeles. ... The Knicks also lost at Sacramento and Portland on their West Coast trip. ... The Knicks planned to ring in the New Year in Los Angeles before flying home on Thursday, having arrived here on Sunday.Clippers: Barnes got personal and technical fouls in the second after getting in the face of Andrea Bargnani, who swung his elbows high while holding onto the ball. ... Los Angeles nine-game homestand that began on Dec. 25 and ends on Jan. 11 is the longest on any teams schedule this season and longest in franchise history.NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONKnicks forward Jason Smith vows 2015 will be a new start for us.Weve lost so many close games, he said before the game. It has come down to a couple of adjustments here and there. If we make them, we could be 12-12 or 20-5. But its a long season and we are continuing to focus.Anthony credited Fisher for keeping the Knicks motivated despite the mounting losses.Anyone else would have crumbled by now, he said.NO RESOLVEThe Clippers arent much on New Years resolutions, with Griffin saying, Any day is a good day for personal change.Coach Doc Rivers jokes that he breaks most of his resolutions, especially if it includes dieting.UP NEXTKnicks: Host Detroit on Friday.Clippers: Host Philadelphia on Saturday. Carmelo Anthony Jersey . 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Anthony Mason Jersey .com) - Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant combined for 51 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder took down the struggling Bucks 114-101 on Tuesday. Enes Kanter Jersey .com) - The Carolina Panthers won for the first time in seven games last week, were without Cam Newton due to a car accident this week, but somehow sit atop the much-maligned NFC South.Vancouver Canucks head coach John Tortorella wont be watching the gold medal game on Sunday between Canada and Sweden, but that doesnt mean hes not pulling for a team. Tortorella told The Vancouver Province hell be cheering for Team Sweden to win gold when they take on the defending Olympic champions on Sunday morning. "I hope Sweden wins, cause I dont think Hammer (Dan Hamhuis) is going to play, judging by whats happened. I dont think Lui (Roberto Luongo) is going to play. So, I dont give a s--- about (Canada) right now because theyre not playing. I just want them back here," Tortorella told the Province. Tortorella, born in Boston, Mass., said most of all he hopes the result helps his team when his players return. "I hope Daniel (Sedin) scores two, (Alex) Edler gets three assists and Sweden wins. So they come back feeling good about themselves because its going to help us. Thats all Im concerned about right now. The Vancouver Canucks," Tortorella said to the Province. The Canucks sent seven players to the 2014 Sochi Games, includinng forward Ryan Kesler, who along with Team USA, lost the bronze medal game to Finland on Saturday.dddddddddddd Tortorella said he wasnt concerned about Keslers return to NHL action after his Olympic letdown. "Thats a tough game. Its a tough one. Especially after US-Canada, to lose that game and come back the next day and play. Im not trying to make any excuses. I dont even want to get involved in it. But if I know Kes, hes a horse. Hell be ready to play," Tortorella promised the Province. Tortorella says its Sedin and Edler that hes more concerned about seeing lose. "Its the other two guys (Edler and Daniel). Those are important guys for us that we need to get going. Danny has played well. I watched Edler make a couple really nice offensive plays on some highlights. That Alfredsson goal he made a nice play. I hope they fill the net and feel great about themselves," Tortorella told the Province. Tortorella was an assistant coach for the United States at Vancouver 2010, when the team won silver after an overtime loss to Canada. 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