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LOS ANGELES -- UCLA is poised to unveil the strongest recruiting class coach Steve Alford has brought to Westwood, led by Lonzo Ball and T.J. Leaf.Their arrival comes just in time.The Bruins were 15-17 last season, only the schools fourth losing season since John Wooden arrived in 1948. Alford, who wasnt a popular hire four years ago, returned a one-year contract extension he signed after his first season and wrote an apology letter to fans.Now, hes hoping Ball, Leaf and fellow freshman Ike Anigbogu are the answer to getting the Bruins back to the postseason.Alfords challenge lies in blending the talented trio with veterans like his son Bryce, fellow senior Isaac Hamilton and junior big man Thomas Welsh while improving the Bruins defense that has never been ranked higher than eighth under him.We messed around with doing too many different things last year, Alford said Wednesday. Last year for the first time in a long time with my teams, we didnt get better month to month. Thats what was frustrating and we ended up having a bad year. Now what do you do moving forward? How do you handle that adversity?The Bruins return most of their roster, with the exception of Tony Parker who graduated and Jonah Bolden who left school over the summer to pursue a pro career.The arrival of Ball brings to mind such previously hyped freshmen as Kevin Love, Kevon Looney and Shabazz Muhammad, all one-and-done players who made a mark during brief stays in Westwood.Theres going to be a lot of hype around you, but you got to realize that once you start college a lot of those things have nothing to do with anything, Alford said. It is a start over, it is a new level, just like when you get to the NBA, what you did in college means nothing.Ball led nearby Chino Hills High to a California state title and undefeated season as a senior who earned national player of the year honors.The vets are ready to win, were ready to win and Im just going to do what I can to contribute to that, he said.Leaf, a 6-foot-9 forward from suburban San Diego, was a McDonalds All-American who scored 3,022 points in his prep career.At 6-10 and 250 pounds, Anigbogu lends some heft in the middle and gives the Bruins a different kind of center than Welsh, a 7-footer with a more delicate touch.Balls arrival figures to have the biggest effect on the younger Alford, who averaged 16.1 points in a team-high 36.2 minutes last season. The senior guard is used to taking the last shot with the game on the line and he has handled the bulk of the ball-handling the last two years.With Balls playmaking ability and passing skills, Alford can slide over to the `2 spot.Now I can finally get back to what I do best off the ball and having a guy like him will really help, Alford said. Hes probably the best passer Ive ever played with, along with Kyle Anderson. Hes going to bring a lot of different aspects that we havent had in a while. Evan Turner Jersey . Having already announced that the race will start May 9 with three stages in Northern Ireland and Ireland and finish in Trieste on June 1, the rest of the route was unveiled Monday. Shabazz Napier Jersey . Isner, ranked No. 14, won his eighth career singles title and took the title in New Zealand for the second time after his victory in 2010. 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Miles returned to help the Indiana Pacers rally past the Los Angeles Clippers with just their second road win of the season.Thaddeus Young scored 17 points and George added 16 after missing four of the last five games in the Pacers 111-102 victory on Sunday night that gave them a sweep of the season series for the first time since 2013-14.Indiana came back from 15 points down in the first quarter and held on after the Clippers got within four in the fourth.It was great to have everybody out there contributing. Everybody played a big part in this win, George said. Thats got to be us. We cant put the pressure on one guy. We need this to be a collective effort every night.Rodney Stuckey also had 16 points and Jeff Teague added 15 points for the Pacers. Miles had 12 points after missing six games with a sore left knee.Blake Griffin had 24 points and 16 rebounds for the Clippers, whose two-game winning streak was snapped in their return to Staples Center. They went 3-3 on their recent six-game road trip, including a 91-70 loss at Indiana last week.Los Angeles led by 15 in the first quarter and appeared on its way to victory, especially when the Pacers missed 15 of 22 shots.We didnt get off to a good start. The good thing about that was that we stayed with it, Indiana coach Nate McMillan said. We started to get stops. We started to make baskets, and we worked our way back into the game, kind of grinded it out.Indiana regrouped and eventually led by 20 in the fourth quarter.Thats when the Clippers staged a furious rally, outscoring Indiana 22-9 to close to 98-93.DeAndre Jordan had a putback dunk off J.J. Redicks missed 3-pointer, but he missed the free throw to leave the Clippers down 104-100.Los Angeles has lost four of six.We couldnt get out of a hole, Clippers coach Doc Rivers said.dddddddddddd They were very confident against us.George hit a 3-pointer with 48 seconds to go and Young made a pair of free throws to close out the comeback win.Jordan had 15 rebounds for the Clippers. Chris Paul added 18 points and 11 assists.The Pacers took their first lead on a 3-pointer by Teague late in the second quarter when Stuckey scored 10 points, leaving them trailing 52-48 at the break.Indiana opened the third on a 19-2 run to take a 67-54 lead, with Young scoring eight and George five. The Clippers missed their first 10 shots and finished just 5 of 19 in the quarter. Stuckeys consecutive baskets sent the Pacers into the fourth ahead 83-69.They got us, Paul said. We started off the game well but the third quarter we just didnt have it.TIP-INSPacers: They narrowly missed a season low in points in the first quarter, saved only by Aaron Brooks making three free throws for 17, one off their season low.Clippers: Redick hit five 3-pointers in the first half for all of his 15 points. ... Los Angeles tied its season high with 20 turnovers. ... Three of the Clippers six losses have come at home.AND THERE WAS BLOODGeorge played most of the game with tissue stuffed in his bloody nose.It was weird. Out of nowhere I wiped my nose and saw blood, he said. Maybe its the air out here. Im not used to it.UP NEXTPacers: Visit Western Conference-leading Golden State on Monday night in the second game of a back-to-back. They are 0-3 in such games this season. The Warriors handed Indiana its worst home loss in franchise history with a 120-83 victory on Nov. 21.Clippers: Host Golden State on Wednesday night in the first meeting of the season between the Pacific Divisions top two teams. ' ' '