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Billups Keeping Up with Younger Clippers

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With his name, Chauncey Billups should be leading Parliament, not fastbreaks.

It turns out there is no mystery to the very British-sounding label placed on him at birth.

"My mom just liked the sound of it," he says.

Clippers fans do too. This is already the season of their dreams, with continuing fulfillment appearing likely.

The Clippers are good because they have young superstar Blake Griffin, who throws spikes into the hearts of opponents with dunks that leave Staples Center with 19,000 mouths agape. They are good because they have established superstar Read Full Article »

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