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Some strange things have happened to the Los Angeles Clippers before, during and after games in the team’s 27 seasons in Los Angeles — but nothing like this. About 1 1/2 hours before their 100-92 victory over Cleveland on Saturday, the Staples Center was in lockdown while police subdued a man wielding a steak knife in front of the Cavaliers’ bench. Both teams were safely tucked away in their dressing rooms during the standoff. “That was crazy, man,” Clippers rookie Blake Griffin said. “There aren’t too many knife standoffs in Oklahoma — not that I can remember. So it’s a first for me.”
