LOS ANGELES -- When Blake Griffin soared past Stephen Curry and hammered home his one-handed rebound of Danny Grangers missed jumper, the slam emphasized everything thats so impressive about the Los Angeles Clippers nine-game winning streak. Adidas Boone Jenner Jersey . The Clippers are on this roll against good teams, at a perfect time for their playoff preparations -- and just like Griffins mind-blowing dunk, theyre doing it with style. Griffin had 30 points and 15 rebounds, Granger added 18 points off the bench, and the Clippers surged past the Golden State Warriors 111-98 Wednesday night. Chris Paul had 16 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds for the Clippers, who split their four-game season series against their Pacific Division rivals with an impressive finish to a tight game. "This is the time of year when you want to be playing your best," Griffin said. "Our fight has been great. Whoever is on the court ... up 10 or down 10, I think weve come to a point where it doesnt really matter. We stick together and try to pull it out." Griffin was in top form on both ends of the court, punctuating his latest monster performance with that rebound slam with 8:18 to play. The four-time All-Star has scored 20 points in 24 consecutive games, the second-longest streak in the NBA this season. Los Angeles has the third-longest winning streak in club history and the teams best record after 66 games (46-20), but the Clippers dont seem satisfied by their five-game lead over Golden State in the division standings. "Its impressive, because for the most part, weve been playing good teams," Granger said after his fifth game with the Clippers. "You really want to peak at this time going into the playoffs, because if a team is hitting on all cylinders, you look up and youre in the finals." Klay Thompson scored 26 points and David Lee had 20 for the Warriors, whose five-game winning streak ended with their fourth straight loss to the Clippers at Staples Center. Curry had just 13 points and 11 assists before sitting out the final minutes. Golden State got an impressive game from Thompson, but its normally reliable bench went 3 for 25, struggling mightily for most of the second half. "Weve been playing great basketball against some good teams, and we thought we could come in here and play very well and get a win," Curry said. "It didnt turn out that way, but one loss isnt going to stop us. Were going to continue that momentum, that rhythm." Los Angeles held Golden State to just one field goal in a 9:40 stretch spanning the final two quarters. The Warriors stayed in it with defence and free throws, but Darren Collison scored six quick points down the stretch in the fourth quarter, and Matt Barnes 3-pointer with 1:25 to play essentially sealed the win. The California clubs completed their series with another demonstration of the reasons they might have the West Coasts best current rivalry, although both teams agree they need playoff stakes to develop true enmity. "All four games this year have been very competitive games," Lee said. "Both teams took care of their homecourt. I think were two pretty evenly matched teams that have big plans for the post-season, so we look forward to seeing what happens the rest of the season. These last three games weve played felt like playoff-style games." Granger kept the Clippers in it during a rocky first-half stretch, making his first six shots without a miss in about 11 minutes. Los Angeles rolled off a 15-3 run to close the third quarter with an 84-79 lead, scoring nine straight points capped by Pauls 3-pointer on a crosscourt assist from Griffin with 0.1 seconds left. NOTES: Paul missed eight of his first nine shots and struggled all night under tight defence from Thompson. Paul went back out on the Staples Center court after the game with an assistant coach to work on his shot after his 5-for-15 effort. ... Clippers G Jamal Crawford sat out for the fifth time in six games with a strained left calf. Jared Dudley returned from a three-game absence with back spasms, but played just one minute. ... Griffin grabbed his 3,000th career rebound late in the first half. He is the third player in NBA history to have 6,000 points, 3,000 boards and 1,000 assists in his first four full NBA seasons while also making 50 per cent of his shots, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Charles Barkley. Adidas Nick Foligno Jersey .com Tours season-opening Colombia Championship on Sunday, breaking the course record with an 8-under 63 in the completion of the third round before rain washed out play.Adidas Sam Gagner Jersey . Louis Blues were workmanlike, methodical and -- most of all -- effective on Monday night. MIAMI -- Ryan Zimmermans power gave the Washington Nationals a key win on Saturday night. Zimmerman homered twice and drove in three runs, powering the Nationals to a 9-2 victory over the Miami Marlins. Jayson Werth and Anthony Rendon had three hits apiece as the Nationals won for the third time in four games to remain on the fringe of the NL wild-card race. Tanner Roark (5-0) pitched six scoreless innings in his first start of the season. Tyler Moore went 2 for 5 with two RBIs after replacing Bryce Harper in Washingtons lineup. Harper was scratched after what Johnson said after the game was inflammation in his hip. "Hes going to go to see the doctor tomorrow, figure out what it is, treat it, and hell meet us in New York, hopefully," Johnson said. Adeiny Hechavarria and Jeff Mathis each drove in a run for Miami, which was unable to overcome a sluggish outing for Nathan Eovaldi. Christian Yelich, who extended his hitting streak to eight games with his 14th multi-hit game, had two hits and scored a run. Eovaldi (3-6) lasted just three innings in his shortest outing of the season. He allowed five runs and nine hits. "I was battling out there; trying to limit the damage," Eovaldi said. "You just have to have short-term memory and forget this one. You try to learn from it and move on." Miami manager Mike Redmond had a hunch early on that Eovaldis night might be a short one. "They were squaring him up pretty good," Redmond said. "You could see that it wasnt going to be his night. We got out of the game early." Washington got off to a fast start behind Zimmerman, who drove a 1-2 pitch over the wall in centre in the first to give the Nationals a 2-0 lead. Zimmermans 18th homer came after Denard Span reached on a leadoff single to extend his career-high hitting streak to 18 games. "Its a big park. You just hit the ball hard and hopefully good things will happen," Zimmerman said. "After two home runs youre feeling prretty good . Adidas Pierre-Luc Dubois Jersey. .. a decent night." Zimmerman belted Eovaldis first pitch of the third over the wall in right for his 12th career multihomer game. Washington added two more runs in the inning on Wilson Ramos two-run single. Span added a sacrifice fly in the sixth and Adam LaRoche doubled home a run in the seventh, helping the Nationals improve to 10-4 against the Marlins this season. Roark struck out four and walked none. He was 4-0 with a 1.19 ERA in nine relief appearances before joining the rotation. "We got a couple runs early and that takes a lot of weight off your shoulders," Roark said. "I keep going at guys, keep attacking, (Im thinking) dont give into anybody." Washington manager Davey Johnson was thrilled with Roarks performance in combination with the clubs ability to put up some good numbers offensively. "The story really was Roark. He really pitched a great game," Johnson said. "Its one thing to have great stuff, but he has great command. He throws it like Satchel Paige." Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton is scheduled to be evaluated Sunday after leaving the game as a precautionary measure in the seventh inning with a sore ankle. He is listed day to day. Miami scored in the seventh on consecutive RBI singles by Hechavarria and Mathis. NOTES: Ryan Zimmerman has hit 15 of his 19 home runs on the road. ... Span was back in the leadoff spot after taking batting practice and feeling no discomfort from the on-and-off tightness this week in his right groin. ... NL Rookie of the Year candidate Jose Fernandez will not have an innings limit when he pitches in his final game of the season Wednesday against Atlanta. Manager Mike Redmond said Fernandez wont be pulled just because he has reached the clubs previously stated 170-inning cap. He has 165 2-3 innings. ... 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