Trajan Langdon scored 17 points and Tomas Van Den
Spiegel added 16 to lead CSKA Moscow to a 94-75 victory over the Los
Angeles Clippers in an exhibition game Saturday.
Center Chris Kaman had 15 points and 11 rebounds and Corey
Maggette scored 13 points for the Clippers, one of four NBA teams
taking part in a European pre-season tour and the first to play in
Russia since the Atlanta Hawks in 1988.
CSKA, the Euro League champions, took over midway through the
first half. After a basket by Maggette gave the Clippers a 24-23
lead, CSKA outscored them 29-16 the rest of the half to take a 52-39
lead.
Despite a 7-0 run by the Clippers in the third quarter, sparked
by a three-pointer from Tim Thomas, CSKA led 73-57 heading into the
fourth.
The Clippers scored the first five points in the final quarter,
including a three-pointer from Maggette, but CSKA did not allow Los
Angeles within 10 points on the way to the victory.
Matjaz Smodis and David Vanterpool had 14 points each for CSKA,
while Thomas scored 10 for Los Angeles. Former CSKA player Yaroslav
Korolev played briefly for the Clippers at the end of the game.
The Clippers have been in Moscow since Oct. 1 for a training
camp. They beat BC Khimki 98-91 Friday night.
