CSKA Moscow whupped the LA Clippers 94-75

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CSKA Moscow beats L.A. Clippers 94-75 in exhibition game
The Associated Press
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2006
MOSCOW Trajan Langdon scored 17 points and Tomas Van Den Spiegel added 16 to help CSKA Moscow to a 94-75 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in an exhibition match Saturday.

Center Chris Kaman had 15 points and 11 rebounds and Corey Maggette scored 13 points for the Clippers, one of four NBA teams taking part in a European preseason tour and the first to play in Russia since the Atlanta Hawks in 1988.

Euro League champions CSKA dominated from the start, keeping the Clippers scoreless for more than two minutes and leading by as much as 21-14.

The visitors scored six unanswered points to trim the deficit, leveled at 22-22 early in the second quarter and then led 24-23 on Corey Maggette's score. But CSKA regained the advantage with the next basket and never fell behind again, steadily widening their lead and making it 52-39 when Anton Ponkrashov scored just before halftime.

Minutes after the break, Langdon hit two straight three-point attempts in quick succession to put his team 16 points ahead and CSKA extended its lead to 65-45 with five minutes left in the quarter.

Tim Thomas made it 65-48 with a three-pointer to start off seven unanswered points for the Clippers, but David Andersen scored for CSKA to help the hosts ease to a 73-57 lead at the end of the third quarter.

The Clippers scored the first five points in the final quarter, including a three-pointer from Maggette, but CSKA did not allow Los Angeles within 10 points again on the way to the victory.

Matjaz Smodis and David Vanterpool had 14 points each for CSKA, while Thomas scored 10 for Los Angeles. Former CSKA player Yaroslav Korolev played briefly at the end of the game.

The Clippers have been in Moscow since Oct. 1 for a training camp. They beat BC Khimki 98-91 on Friday night.