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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Los Angeles Clippers guard Austin Rivers is proud to have a stat line like he had Wednesday night in any arena.Twenty-five points, 7 for 10 from 3-point range and 9 of 12 from the field.But a trip home where his high school jersey was retired Tuesday night was made even more special with an outstanding performance that helped push the Clippers to a 113-108 victory over the Orlando Magic.Rivers estimated he had about 15 to 20 family members and friends in attendance at Amway Center.Its great to have a good game anywhere but Id be lying to you if I said that its a little bit more fun to do it here, said Rivers, who starred at Winter Park High School before going on to Duke. Thats for sure.Rivers, coming off missing a game due to the NBA concussion protocol, made his biggest long-range shot with 2:18 left to give the Clippers a nine-point lead that proved too much for Orlando to overcome.We needed every basket, said Clippers coach Doc Rivers, Austins father. We were laughing and saying he needs to get hit in the head more. He was terrific.With forward Luc Mbah a Moute out with a shoulder injury, Doc Rivers went with a three-guard lineup that included Chris Paul, J.J. Redick and Austin. The Clippers gave up more than usual on defense with the smaller lineup, but they made up for it with explosiveness.The trio combined for 51 points while also keeping the Magic on their heels all night. All five Clippers starters scored in double figures.It just allows us to play at a different pace, said Paul, who finished with 16 points and four assists. We played a little faster but it just means we have to scrap. We may give up a little bit but when we are all small like that we have a lot of guys who can score.The Magic at times were able to overpower the Clippers smaller lineup. It certainly worked for Aaron Gordon, who had one of his better all-around games with a game-high 33 points and seven rebounds. But defensively, Orlando couldnt keep up and as result fell to 4-9 at home this season.Were doing the best we can to manage the slippage without practice time and its not good enough, said Magic coach Frank Vogel. The smaller lineups are hurting us with our ability to contest and use our size.HACK-A-JORDANIn effort to slow the Clippers offense down, the Magic turned to an often used strategy in the third quarter. They intentionally fouled Los Angeles center DeAndre Jordan, who has been a poor free throw shooter.It allowed the Magic to outscore the Clippers by nine points in the period but it didnt produce the desire results because Jordan converted 11 of 16 free throw attempts during that two-minute stretch late in the third quarter, which included six straight at one point.Jordan finished the night with 22 points, which included 12 of 18 from the free throw line.Hes over 50 percent so we dont mind it anymore, Doc Rivers said.TIPS-INSClippers: Small forward Luc Mbah a Moute was held out with a right shoulder injury.Magic: Center Nikola Vucevic missed his third straight game with a sore back. ... Serge Ibaka struggled during the first half, picking up three fouls while scoring just three points in 10:17. He finished with just eight points. ... While the Magic attempted to take advantage of Jordans poor free throw shooting, Bismack Biyombo was the one who was exposed at the line. 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The mastermind behind arguably the biggest upset in Australian domestic soccer history reckons its time A-League teams started giving more opportunities to part-time players.Redlands United shocked A-League champions Adelaide United, coming from a goal down to win 2-1 in the FFA Cup on Wednesday night in front of a small but heaving crowd at Brisbanes Perry Park.It marked the third time a semi-pro team has beaten an A-League side in the FFA Cup - Adelaide City toppled Western Sydney Wanderers two years ago, while Green Gully defeated Central Coast Mariners on Tuesday night.Redlands boss Matt Chandler believes its proof there is plenty of untapped talent below the top tier, plugging away in the National Premier Leagues (NPL) - if A-League coaches care to look.Its amazing, now, for Australian football that the NPL is now producing more and more teams that can compete with A-League teams in a one-off battle, Chandler said.I do feel theres a number of players in the NPL that could actually play in the A-League.Especially in Queensland were underestimated - obviously in Melbourne and NSW theres some superb sides, but theres a number of good sides that play in this league.Were sitting fourth or fifth, that shows the depth of the league in this state.ddddddddddddChandler could barely wipe the smile off his face after the historic victory, which seemed out of the realms of all possibility when Ryan Kitto put Adelaide ahead on the hour mark.Redlands had spent most of the night on the back foot, camped in defence and struggling to keep Guillermo Amors men at bay.But a howler from Eugene Galekovic opened the door for Queenslands second-oldest club, and Michael Lee swept into an open net to level the scores in the dying moments.Belief grew from there.Lee then provided the cross for Paul OBrian, who put Redlands ahead eight minutes into extra time, and they hung on for dear life to the final whistle.Its a huge achievement, we cant underestimate what weve just done here tonight, Chandler said.Redlands will now advance to the round of 16, and Chandler believes few teams will want to face them now.Amor, meanwhile, said Adelaide was disappointed, but not embarrassed.This is football. 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