Clippers look to add to cushion over Pelicans

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The Los Angeles Clippers and the New Orleans Pelicans are both trying to avoid the play-in tournament.

The Clippers (42-23) are in fourth place in the tightly bunched Western Conference, three games ahead of the fifth-place Pelicans (39-26) as the two prepare to meet Friday night in New Orleans.Los Angeles increased its lead by beating the Bulls 126-111 on Thursday night in Chic