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SAN ANTONIO -- Doc Rivers and Gregg Popovich are not fans of the congested early schedules the Los Angeles Clippers and San Antonio Spurs are playing.But the Clippers can rest easier after their largest victory over the Spurs on the second night of a back-to-back for both teams.Blake Griffin scored a season-high 28 points and the Clippers handed the Spurs a second straight home loss, 116-92 on Saturday night.It was great to win, Rivers said. Its always great to win here, but these games shouldnt happen. You could literally see both teams, they couldnt even walk in the middle of the third quarter. A national TV game with two elite teams should be (played) with a day off.The Spurs have dropped two straight at the AT&T Center after losing just two regular-season home games in the previous 600 days, including a 40-1 mark last season.San Antonio had not lost consecutive home games since dropping back-to-back triple-overtime games to Memphis (117-116) and Portland (129-119) in December 2014.We feel like we gave two away, San Antonio forward Kawhi Leonard said, but weve just got to learn from our mistakes. Teams that are good learn from their failures.It was the Clippers most lopsided victory in 160 games against the Spurs and it started on a historic note. Los Angeles scored the most points in the opening half in Popovichs 21 seasons, rolling to a 73-55 lead.The Clippers shot 50 percent from the field while dominating the battle between one-loss teams.We got some stops and got out in transition, said Clippers point guard Chris Paul, who had nine points and 10 assists. We played a lot of faster than weve been playing and we got some easy buckets.After giving up eight straight points to open the game, the Clippers made eight consecutive stops to take a 16-8 lead they would never relinquish.After that it was just survival for us because we had a big enough lead, Rivers said.Jamal Crawford finished with 16 points, J.J. Redick had 14 and Luc Mbah a Moute had 14 points while shooting 2 for 4 on 3-pointers.But it was Griffin who keyed the early run.The 6-foot-10 forward had 26 points in the first half, shooting 12 for 16 from the field.Our offense was clicking so well I got out in transition, got some easy ones there, Griffin said. But I also got some easy looks from C.P. and (DeAndre Jordan) rolling. Its nice to have those easy looks go down and that kind of builds your confidence.Griffin finished 13 for 19 from the field, banking in shots and rising up for jumpers against LaMarcus Aldridge.Im no dummy, I just told them to get it to him, Rivers said. I didnt care where, but through movement. They did a good job of not just handing it to him they swung it, swung it and then dropped it. But when hes that hot, you just try to get it to him and space the floor.Aldridge had 19 points and Leonard added 14, but the duo shot a combined 10 for 26.TIP-INSClippers: Redick has the longest active streak of consecutive games with a 3-pointer at 62 straight. He was 2 for 3 on 3-pointers. ... Crawford raised his career total to 17,145 points, passing Grant Hill (17,137) for 88th on the career scoring list. ... Redick completed a four-point play in the first quarter, the 26th of his career. He is second in league history, trailing Crawfords 47.Spurs: C Pau Gasol had one assist, becoming the third 7-footer in league history with 3,500 in his career. Lakers greats Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had 5,660 assists and Wilt Chamberlain had 4,643. . Leonard was 8 for 8 on free throws, raising his season total to 61 for 63. He is the first Spurs player with 60-plus free throws in the teams first seven games since Tim Duncan in 2007.UNSUNG HEROMbah a Moute shot 5 for 9 from the field and helped hold Leonard to 3-for-13 shooting.We are just always trying to tell Luc that weve got the utmost confidence in him, Paul said. Luc put in some great work this summer. Sometimes I think we believe in him more than he believes in himself.Mbah a Moute entered the game averaging 2.4 points.VOTE EARLYPopovich wore a Vote Pedro shirt to his pregame interview, which was the same one worn by Napoleon Dynamite in the 2004 cult movie classic.Popovich was asked recently if he would ever consider running for president, but the matter-of-fact coach said he would never make it through the first debate.UP NEXTClippers: Host Detroit on Monday.Spurs: Host Houston on Wednesday. Pedro Martinez Jersey . PETERSBURG, Fla. Tony Conigliaro Red Sox Jersey . LeBron James and Chris Bosh didnt need any more. 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LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- The struggling Chicago Bears might have to get by without quarterback Jay Cutler.Coach John Fox said Cutler has a sprained right thumb that does not appear to require surgery and would not rule him out for this weekends game against the Dallas Cowboys.If he is not ready, Brian Hoyer will start.Its hard for me to give timelines, Fox said on Tuesday. Well evaluate tomorrow. Weve got practice tomorrow, were on a short week already. If Jays ready to do it, fine. If not, well go with Brian Hoyer.Cutler topped a long list of players injured in Mondays 29-14 loss to Philadelphia.The defense was hit hard, with Fox confirming to WBBM-AM 780 on Tuesday night that linebacker Lamarr Houston tore the ACL in his left knee and will miss the rest of the season.Linebacker Danny Trevathan is scheduled for surgery Wednesday morning on a sprained thumb. Nose tackle Eddie Goldman (sprained ankle) left the field on a cart.But once again, the Bears find themselves in a familiar spot with their quarterback hurt.Cutler has not played in all 16 games since 2009, his first season in Chicago, and if he is sidelined, that would be a big blow for the Bears. They are 0-2 in their second season under Fox after finishing last in the NFC North a year ago, and the last thing they need is to have to get by without their quarterback.Its not clear when the injury happened. Cutler reportedly suffered ligament damage to his thumb during the season-opening loss at Houston. He was not on the injury report leading up to the Eagles game.Fox said the thumb didnt appear to affect Cutler in practice last week and he was a full participant.Cutler said Monday night he couldnt pinpoint when the injury occurred but acknowledged he was having trouble early in the game.It worsened when he tried to plant his hand breaking his fall on a strip-sack by Philadelphias Destiny Vaeao in the third quarter. Cutler played two more series and exited the game affter the Eagles Nigel Bradham stepped in front of a badly underthrown pass intended for Alshon Jeffery, who was about 10 yards up the field.ddddddddddddCutler headed to the locker room. But before he left the field, he got an earful from injured linebacker Pernell McPhee on the sideline.Should the Bears have pulled him earlier?Medical people come to you and say he cant go, then he cant go, Fox said. I dont know if he was left in any longer than anyone couldve guessed. Our training staff comes to you and says hes got a thumb injury, thats when we made our move.Cutler has missed 15 games since the start of the 2010 season, and he has a history of injuries to his right thumb dating to his childhood.Cutler said he had surgery on it when he was 11 or 12. He missed the final six games of the 2011 season when he broke the thumb trying to make a tackle following an interception against San Diego. The Bears won that game to improve to 7-3, but went into a tailspin on the way to an 8-8 finish.Now, Cutler is hurt again. And he has plenty of company.I like our roster, I like our choices and well do everything we can to get everybody ready for Dallas, Fox said.Game notes S Adrian Amos and CB Bryce Callahan exited Mondays game with concussions, S Chris Prosinski bruised his right calf and RB KaDeem Carey strained his hamstring. ... Fox basically brushed off a question about the McPhee-Cutler confrontation, saying he has not seen it. My understanding is youre going to have conversations, he said. These guys are competitive, theyre going to hold each other accountable. Youre going to have not confrontations, but conversations. Thats always been the case on any football team Ive ever been around. ... ... The Bears released FB Paul Lasike.---AP NFL websites: http://pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '