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From Broderick Turner: The two best marksmen in NBA history faced off Monday night: Clippers three-point king James Harden and Golden State long-range prodigy Stephen Curry brought plenty of excitement to the Intuit Dome.

They had one crowd moment in the first quarter when Harden hit a three-pointer so Curry could follow up with a three on the next possession.

For the Clippers, their focus was on slowing down a potent Warriors offense and stopping Curry, who started the game with 3,782 with the most three-pointers in NBA history.

The Clippers accomplished their goals on defense, holding off the Warriors just enough to earn a thrilling 102-99 victory that wasn’t sealed until the final buzzer.

After the Clippers’ 10-point lead was cut to three, a costly turnover in the final seconds nearly sent the game to overtime.

Golden State’s Gary Payton II stole the ball from Norman Powell with 21 seconds left. But Curry, who had 26 points and was six for 15 from three-point range, missed a three-pointer and Payton missed another three-point attempt with less than two seconds left to secure the Clippers’ second win over Golden State (10-10) . 3) this season.

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LAKERS

From Chuck Schilken: Not much is known about the next statue the Lakers plan to erect outside Crypto.com Arena.

But it is almost certain that the sculpture will be well dressed and have impeccable hair.

The team announced Monday that Showtime-era coach Pat Riley will be the next Lakers legend to be honored with a statue at Star Plaza outside the arena.

“Pat is a Lakers icon,” Lakers controlling owner Jeanie Buss said in a statement released by the team on Monday. “His professionalism, dedication to his craft and match preparation paved the way for the coaching we see in the league today.”

Buss added that her father, Lakers owner Jerry Buss, “recognized Pat’s obsession and ability to take talented players and bring them together into a championship team. The style of basketball that Pat and the Lakers created in the 1980s is still the blueprint for the organization today: an entertaining and winning team.”

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CHARGERS

From Thuc Nhi Nguyen: During a 34-27 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday at SoFi Stadium, Chargers players enjoyed loud chants of “Let’s go Chargers!” Quarterback Justin Herbert was even serenaded with chants of “MVP!”

The crowd for Sunday’s primetime game wasn’t just the loudest home field advantage of the season for the Chargers, estimated offensive lineman Rashawn Slater. It was the best home crowd of the franchise’s 2021 first-round pick’s career. Slater called the growing enthusiasm around the team “pretty special.”

Coach Jim Harbaugh, who made a public, unsolicited plea for fan support before the game last week, agreed with the team captain about the team’s direction, both on the field and in the stands.

“This week was better than last week and hopefully next week will be even better,” the coach said of the fan support, looking ahead to a second straight primetime game against the Baltimore Ravens on Monday. “We just want to bring the kind of football to the market that people get excited about.”

Here are three takeaways from the Chargers’ victory:

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DEVELOPERS

From Bill Shaikin: You couldn’t afford to attend the World Series. You couldn’t get tickets to the Dodgers’ championship celebration.

You may have already stocked up on championship merchandise, but you and your family would like to see the Dodgers in person.

The good news: Spring training is only three months away and tickets for the Dodgers’ exhibition games at Camelback Ranch went on sale Monday. The bad news: Even the cheap seats aren’t exactly affordable.

The romance of spring training – relaxing on the grass behind the outfield, with the chance to see your favorite players up close – has given way to the opportunity for Major League teams to maximize their revenue.

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Pirates great Paul Skenes and Yankees pitcher Luis Gil win the award for Rookie of the Year

DUCKS

Brett Leason had a goal and two assists for a career-high three points, Lukas Dostal stopped 34 shots and the Ducks held on to beat the Dallas Stars 4-2 on Monday night.

Olen Zellweger, Cutter Gauthier and Jackson LaCombe also scored for the Ducks, who saw a 3-0 third-period lead shrink to one goal before posting back-to-back victories for the first time this season. Dostal won for the first time since October 29, snapping a personal 0-4-1 streak.

Esa Lindell and Matt Duchene scored for the Stars, who lost at home for the first time in eight games this season. Casey DeSmith finished with 24 saves.

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FOOTBALL

Christian Pulisic scored twice in the first half, Tim Weah got a goal on his return to the US national team after a red card and the Americans defeated Jamaica 4-2 on Monday night for a 5-2 aggregate victory in their quarter-final of the CONCACAF Nations League.

The United States played its first competitive matches under coach Mauricio Pochettino, advancing to a semifinal at SoFi Stadium on March 20. The Americans won the first three editions of the tournament.

The US also qualified for next year’s CONCACAF Gold Cup, while Jamaica will have to play a qualifying match.

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THIS DATE IN SPORTS

1961 – George Blanda of the Houston Oilers passes for 505 yards and seven touchdowns in a 49-13 rout of the New York Titans.

1961 – Cleveland’s Jim Brown rushes for 237 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Browns to a 45-24 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles.

1966 – No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 2 Michigan State play out in a 10-10 tie. The Irish rallied from a 10-0 deficit against a Spartan team featuring Bubba Smith and three teammates who were among the top eight of the next NFL draft.

1978 – Philadelphia’s Herman Edwards returns a fumble for a touchdown with 31 seconds left to give Philadelphia a 19-17 victory over the New York Giants. Instead of taking a knee to secure a 17-12 win, quarterback Joe Pisarcik botches the hand on fullback Larry Csonka. Edwards picks up the dropped ball and runs 26 yards for the winning touchdown.

1983 – Jari Kurri of the Edmonton Oilers scores five goals and Wayne Gretzky adds three goals and five assists in a 13-4 loss to the New Jersey Devils.

1983 – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar becomes the second player in NBA history to score 30,000 points. He joins Wilt Chamberlain as the Lakers win 117-110 in Portland.

1992 – Oakland reliever Dennis Eckersley is named American League MVP. Eckersley, who led the Majors with 51 saves in 54 chances, becomes the ninth player to win both the Cy Young Award and MVP honors in the same season.

1993 – Oregon and Oregon State play to a 0-0 tie in Eugene. It is the last scoreless tie in FBS history. Overtime for NCAA games begins in 1994.

1994 – Rashaan Salaam becomes the fourth 2,000-yard rusher in major college history, with 259 yards and two touchdowns in Colorado’s 41-20 win over Iowa State.

1995 – The Baltimore Stallions defeat the Calgary Stampeders 37-20 to become the first American team to win the Gray Cup in the CFL’s 83-year history.

2004 – Indiana’s Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson charge into the stands to brawl with Auburn Hills fans in the final minute of their game against the Detroit Pistons. The brawl forces an early end to the Pacers’ 97-82 win.

2006 – Jaromir Jagr becomes the 16th NHL player to reach 600 goals when he scores in the first period of the New York Rangers’ 4-1 win over Tampa Bay.

2011 – Baylor’s Robert Griffin III passes for 479 yards and four touchdowns, including a 34-yarder to Terrance Williams with 8 seconds left, and the 25th-ranked Bears beat No. 5 Oklahoma for the first time, 45–38. The Bears were 0-20 against the Sooners.

2018 – Jared Goff throws a 40-yard touchdown pass to Gerald Everett for the go-ahead goal with 1:49 to play, and the Rams outlast the Kansas City Chiefs for a 54–51 victory. Patrick Mahomes has a career-high 478 yards with six touchdown passes for the Chiefs. This is the third highest scoring game ever played.

2018 – Rutgers holds Eastern Michigan to an NCAA record low with four first-half points in a 63-36 loss. The Scarlet Knights tied an NCAA Division I men’s basketball record for points allowed in a half. The halftime score is 31-4.

2019 — LeBron James scores 25 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists as the Lakers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 112-107 and became the first player in NBA history to record a triple-double against all 30 franchises.

Compiled by the Associated Press