BACK-UP PLAN: Clipper forward Corey Maggette collides with Net guard Rodney Buford in the first half at Staples Center. (Rick Loomis / LAT)
Nets center Alonzo Mourning makes a shot over forward Elton Brand during the first quarter. (Brendan McDermid / EPA)
Los Angeles Clippers’ Marko Jaric drives to the basket as New Jersey Nets’ Travis Best defends during the second half. (Danny Moloshok / AP)
