With the postseason on the horizon, the Los Angeles Clippers are fine-tuning a few things, with an emphasis on defense. The way they blanketed the Washington Wizards' shooters down the stretch was a good example of how far they've come in that regard. Chris Paul had 30 points and 15 assists, DeAndre Jordan grabbed 23 rebounds along with his 10 points, and the Clippers held the Wizards to two field goals over the final 6:54 to stave off a fourth-quarter rally and pull out a 113-99 victory Friday night. So we're on our way and we're making strides, but we have to sustain that for an entire game.'' In a matchup of teams that came in second and third in the NBA in field goal percentage, the Clippers shot 52.3 percent and held the Wizards to 43 percent. More...