Thirty-six points from Elton Brand wasn't enough to keep the Clippers' playoff hopes alive. They lost tonight in Phoenix in a high-scoring game, 127-107, and can start making their golf dates. But first, a round of applause. They got to the Western Conference semi-finals and forced the Suns into a seventh game. I'm no basketball head, but it sure looks as if Los Angeles has another respectable sports team to enjoy for awhile. Who'd have thunk it.

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