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LOS ANGELES -- New edition Marreese Speights already likes what he sees from the Los Angeles Clippers.Weve got a deep team, said Speights, according to the Los Angeles Times. Were going to be dangerous this year because of the vets weve got on the team. The starters start off slow, its our job to come in and pick them up and push the lead to another level.Speights and the Clippers bench will attempt to provide another lift Sunday, when Los Angeles (1-0) tips off its home opener against the Utah Jazz (1-1).In their season-opener Thursday at Portland, Speights and the Clippers bench sparked them to a 114-106 win over the Trail Blazers, who bounced Los Angeles from the playoffs last season. Speights scored 15 points to help the Clippers reserves outscore Portlands 45-20.They looked great (Thursday), said Clippers forward Blake Griffin, who finished with 27 points and 13 rebounds, according to the Times. Thats what we need from them. I think our bench is more talented than a lot of teams in this league, definitely a little bit deeper than a lot of teams. So we need to use that to our advantage.The Clippers believe Speights gives them an added advantage this season. A key reserve for the Golden State Warriors during the past three seasons, winning a title in 2015, Speights signed with Los Angeles as a free agent during the off-season.The 6-10 power-forward/center offers versatility with his inside game and his ability to hit 3-pointers. Speights also enhances a solid group of reserves that includes reigning Sixth Man of the Year Jamal Crawford, Wesley Johnson, Austin Rivers, Raymond Felton, Brandon Bass and Alan Anderson.Utah is coming off a 96-89 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night. Point guard George Hill scored 23 points to lead the Jazz, who used a late burst to prevail.Hill and forwards Joe Johnson and Boris Diaw are among the new faces with the Jazz. Hill, Johnson and guard Rodney Hood, among others, will be counted on to deliver quality performances with standout forward Gordon Hayward out until next month with a broken finger.Its a new season, and were still learning how to gel with each other, said Hill, who scored 19 points in the Jazzs season-opening loss to the Trail Blazers on Tuesday, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. Its a new team, and a new environment for everybody, and were just trying to figure out roles and positions. Were going to go out and make plays.Derrick Favors is another top performer expected to make key contributions for the Jazz. Favors returned against the Lakers after sitting out the past month with a knee injury. He scored 15 points and collected 11 rebounds in 20 minutes off the bench.Just happy to be back, Favors said.Jazz coach Quin Snyder was pleased to have Favors back, but admitted it will take more time for him to get back in shape.He was determined, Snyder told the Tribune. 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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Alex Smith was held to less than 200 yards passing with an interception, Spencer Ware was plugged up on the ground and the rest of the offense was rendered entirely ineffective.Kansas City still managed to beat the reigning NFC champions on the road.In what is quickly becoming a charmed season for the Chiefs, coach Andy Reid and Co. kept right on rolling with a 20-17 victory at Carolina on Sunday. Kansas City leaned on its defense to climb out of 17-point hole and win its fifth straight, second only to Dallas for longest streak in the NFL.The guys didnt panic. Thats the most important thing, Reid said Monday. You saw at halftime, the things being said in the locker room with our guys -- it wasnt, `Oh, you have to do this. It was, `Hey, were this close. We have to keep pushing. And they pushed and pushed and pushed.The victory, secured by Cairo Santos with a game-winning field goal, moved the Chiefs (7-2) into a tie with the Oakland Raiders for first place in the AFC West, a half-game ahead of the Denver Broncos. And the Chiefs hold the tiebreaker over Oakland by virtue of their lopsided road win in Week 6.Everything points to their momentum continuing, too. They face Tampa Bay this Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium, where they have yet to lose this season, before a high-profile showdown in Denver.Thats not to say the Chiefs are not without their warts.Smith played arguably his worst game since arriving in Kansas City, one week after being inactive with a head injury. Not only was he held to just 178 yards passing by a weak Carolina secondary, he twice missed open targets in the end zone that could have made things a bit more comfortable.The Chiefs were also 2 of 12 on third down, continuing a two-week trend in the wrong direction, and came up empty on three trips to the red zone -- a recipe that usually results in defeat.A couple weeks ago we were right there, doing our thing, doing good on third down, doing good in the red zone, Reid said. We have to take care of that first. I have to make sure Im gettiing guys in the right position to do good things.dddddddddddd And we have to cut it down -- weve had a lot of third and a gazillion.Then red zone, likewise, we have to stay aggressive in the red zone, Reid said, but theres a time and place to check it down and run it.Its easier to reflect on those shortcomings when they come in victory. The Chiefs can thank their defense for that.The Panthers led 17-3 in the fourth quarter, and still had a 17-6 lead with the ball and about 10 minutes left in the game. But everything turned when safety Eric Berry stepped in front of a pass from Cam Newton, then weaved his way 42 yards to the end zone to help pull Kansas City within 17-14.Carolina got the ball back and had to punt five plays later, and the Chiefs moved 35 yards to give Santos a chance to kick a tying 33-yard field goal with 4 1/2 minutes to go.The teams swapped punts and the game appeared to be headed for overtime when Newton hit Kelvin Benjamin with about 30 seconds left in the game. Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters, whose penchant for picking off passes has made him one of the leagues bright young stars, this time wrapped his arms around Benjamin and proceeded to rip the ball right from his hands.Instant replay confirmed the fumble. Santos trotted onto the field a couple plays later and calmly knocked a 37-yard field goal through to give the Chiefs another come-from-behind win.Cairo kind of gets left out of the mix there, Reid said. Weve never not had confidence in Cairo. He came in and won the starting job when that wasnt expected to happen, and we havent really felt a lack of confidence toward his game. Like everybody, the human element, youre going to miss some, that happens, but I think we all expect him to get in there and do what he does.After all, thats status quo for everybody on the Chiefs these days.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '