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NEW YORK -- The game was over before halftime. As the Los Angeles Clippers walked off the court at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday after two quarters, they looked up at the scoreboard and literally laughed at what they saw: Clippers 63, Knicks 33.   Both teams were required to play two more quarters, but there was really no need other than to watch the Clippers' lead balloon to 40 in the second half as the scoreboard showed D-list celebrities pretending to enjoy the action from their courtside seats.
The Clippers ended up with a 111-80 victory, the team's largest win at Madison Square Garden, almost doubling the previous high of 17, which was set in 1996. It was understandable to expect the Clippers to start their three-game East Coast road trip with a win, but even they had to be slightly surprised at how easy it came by the end of the second quarter. Every Clippers starter scored in double figures, and Austin Rivers scored a game-high 21 points off the bench. Scenes from "Teenage Mutant Nina Turtles 2" were being filmed during the game, and on Thursday, DeAndre Jordan, Matt Barnes, J.J. Redick, Spencer Hawes and coach Doc Rivers are expected back at Madison Square Garden to film on-court scenes for the movie. One can only hope those scenes against extras will be more competitive than Wednesday's game against the Knicks.
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