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LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - Calgarys Elisabeth Vathje won the silver medal in the season-opening World Cup womens skeleton race on Friday.Vathje finished with a two-run time of one minute 51.90 seconds in the World Cup debut.Britains Elizabeth Yarnold finished first in 1:51.13, while Austrias Janine Flock slid to bronze in 1:52.04.Im so excited and a little overwhelmed, Vathje said. My goal was top-six today, but I really had no expectations.My first run was pretty good so going into that second run, I just relied on my years of experience here and let er fly.Vathjes silver medal was a strong start to the season for Canadas new-look skeleton squad. Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton is sending five new athletes onto the World Cup circuit this year.I know the skeleton program is struggling right now so I really saw these first World Cups as a great opportunity to say Canada is still here, and we can win, said Vathje. With this result, I will now be a lot more relaxed heading into Calgary next week. I have a lot of experience there so Im looking forward to it.Calgarys Lanette Prediger finished 11th, while Madison Charney of Brooks, Alta., placed 19th.In the mens race, Latvias Martins Dukurs won the gold with a time of 1:47.42, while his brother Tomass Dukurs slid to the silver at 1:47.72. Matthew Anotine, of the United States, claimed the bronze at 1:47.86.Dave Greszczyszyn of Brampton, Ont., led Canada with an eighth-place finish.Barrett Martineau of Calgary finished 16th. A.J. Green Jersey . 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Blake Griffin had 27 points and nine assists, DeAndre Jordan had 21 points and nine rebounds, and Chris Paul added 17 points and 10 assists. "Were still playing for something," Paul said. "We can keep building confidence on defence. Were at our best when were running and getting stops." J.J. Redick had 13 points and Matt Barnes scored 12 in helping the Clippers improve to 33-7 at Staples Center, breaking the franchise record for home victories in a season. "When we got stops, got out and moved the ball from side to side, we were able to get what we wanted," Griffin said. "Thats the key for us, just playing our offence and not letting what they do dictate our game." Los Angeles completed a season sweep of the Kings and has won seven straight against them at home. "I just hated our defence," Sacramento coach Mike Malone said. DeMarcus Cousins had his seventh straight double-double with 32 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Kings, who lost their fifth in a row in their last road game of the season. Rudy Gay scored 16 points, and former Clipper Reggie Evans had 14 points and 14 rebounds. Cousins and Ben McLemore combined to score 24 of the Kings 32 points in the third quarter, including their last 20. McLemore hit consecutive 3-pointers, the second one just beating the clock at the end of the period, to leave the Kings trailing 85-79 going into the fourth.dddddddddddd "We couldnt get any stops," Malone said. "Defensively, they just got whatever they wanted. It was just layup after layup after layup." McLemore finished with 14 points, hitting all six of his free throws, before getting his second technical and being ejected with 10:51 left in the game. "Thats the crazy thing about it," he said. "Ive never gotten kicked out of a game in my life." The Kings closed within two on a three-point play by Cousins in the fourth. The Clippers answered with a 12-2 run to go up 103-91, capped by Jamal Crawfords back-to-back 3-pointers. He landed in the lap of courtside fans after the first one. "Those two 3s Mal hit were backbreakers," Paul said. Crawford returned after missing five straight games with a sore left Achilles tendon. He finished with 10 points in 20 minutes. "I felt good, rusty obviously, but my teammates did a good job getting me easy looks," he said. Los Angeles outscored the Kings 25-5 on fastbreak points and 54-42 in the paint. "When a team lives in your paint, especially a good team like they are, youre going to have a hard time beating them," Malone said. NOTES: Clippers F Danny Granger sat out his seventh straight game because of a strained left hamstring. ... Kings G Isaiah Thomas missed his 10th straight game with a right quad contusion. ... 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