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Hawks snap 4-game skid, beat Clippers (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Josh Smith scored 26 points, Joe Johnson added 21 and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Clippers 97-80 Wednesday night to end a four-game losing streak while handing Los Angeles its 12th straight loss. Al Thornton scored 25 points, and rookie Eric Gordon added 18 for the Clippers, who haven't won since a 117-109 double-overtime victory at Indiana on Dec.