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With rare win, Nets improve record to 4-40

The crowd was on its feet and clapping. The players were standing near midcourt, happily waiting for the final buzzer to sound.It was like so many others Nets' games this season, except it was the New Jersey fans cheering, the home team running out the clock and the Los Angeles Clippers walking off the court as losers.Yes, the Nets won for only the fourth time in 44 games this season and ended a 29-game losing streak against Western Conference opponents.Kris Humphries scored a career-high 25 points and the Nets avoided the worst 44-game start in NBA history with a 103-87 victory over the Clippers on Wednesday night, snapping an 11-game losing streak."Man getting a win feels great, especially against a team we just lost to last week " Humphries said after the Nets won for the first time in 2010."Did we need this?" center Brook Lopez said after chipping in 19 points and nine rebounds. "Are you kidding me? I mean we were 3-40. That's not a tough question to answer."The Nets were tied with...

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