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George Washingtons Maurice Joseph, who received the interim coaching tag just prior to the start of practice, says he isnt focused on trying to land the job on a permanent basis.Joseph, 31, was the surprise choice to take over the program for the current season when Mike Lonergan was fired last month after an internal investigation following allegations he verbally and emotionally abused his players.Joseph, along with fellow assistants Hajj Turner and Carmen Maciariello, interviewed for the job. Joseph played two seasons at Michigan State before transferring to Vermont, where he played his final two years for Lonergan.I never got into the habit of looking down the road, Joseph told ESPN. Maybe thats a gift and a curse. Maybe I should be thinking, Lets make the tournament, and I can get this job. But Im not. I really just want to have a good practice today.Just days after receiving the news from athletic director Patrick Nero that he would be leading the program, Joseph flew out and spent a day with Michigan State coach Tom Izzo.[Izzo] told me to be myself, Joseph said. Theres going to be advice from every angle, youve got to run this, change that -- run what you know and be yourself, dont waver from who you are or the guys will be able to see that. He said, Be yourself and teach what you know.Joseph said that despite the perception, everything has run smoothly since he was given the interim tag on Sept. 18.From outside looking in, that might be the assumption, Joseph said. Turmoil. Players from Day 1, since the day the news broke of Coach Lonergan, have been unified. Its remarkable how tightly knit they stayed.Our staff -- obviously its an awkward situation, he added. But those guys have been tremendous in terms of dealing with it. Weve all taken the approach its all hands on deck and theres no ego involved. The task at hand is really to take care of our guys who have gone through some adversity, going through a major change, and focus on getting better. Theres no discussion from administration or my part in terms of the future.Joseph inherits a team that lost three starters from a group that won 28 games and claimed the NIT title.It was surprising a little bit, but once I sat down and thought about it, it made a lot of sense, leading returning scorer Tyler Cavanaugh told ESPN of Josephs selection as the interim. Hes been great -- young, positive, great energy. Hes very positive energy. Hes been really good -- drills running around the floor. Its a change. Coach Lonergan was old school. Especially for young guys, its great to have a young coach leading us. Keeping us all together has been the big thing -- for the staff and the players.Everyone really respects [Joseph], Colonials guard Jaren Sina added. Hes really brought energy, thats the one thing hes really emphasized. Been a buzz, new level of intensity and thats brought excitement. Its made for really fun practices.Joseph said he wont make wholesale changes on the court, especially coming off last years NIT championship and the success the program has had the past few years under Lonergan.In five seasons under Lonergan, the Colonials were 97-70 and went to the NCAA tournament in 2014.Well tweak some things defensively, schemes and positioning, Joseph said. Offensively, well play with a little more tempo. But other than that, we had great sets. Well put in some sets. We won the NIT. Were in a good spot in terms of being able to move forward. Hydro Flask Black Friday Sale . -- Chicago Bears cornerback Tim Jennings was selected Monday to his second straight Pro Bowl, while guard Kyle Long made it after a solid rookie season. 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DALLAS -- Chris Paul had to be reminded that the Los Angeles Clippers are up to an NBA-leading 14 wins.They wont get much easier than this one over the injury-plagued Dallas Mavericks.Paul scored 18 points, DeAndre Jordan had 16 points and eight rebounds and the Clippers cruised past the Mavericks 124-104 on Wednesday night in a matchup of the teams with the best and worst records in the NBA.I honestly didnt know we had 14 wins, said Paul, who added four assists and four steals. I know we have two losses. But for us, when youve been in this league for a while, its not necessarily about the wins. Its about how youre playing and about the spirit.Dirk Nowitzki scored 10 points on 3-of-10 shooting in 20 minutes in his return for Dallas after the 13-time All-Star missed eight games with a strained left Achilles tendon.Austin Rivers added 22 points -- half of them in a meaningless fourth quarter -- for the Clippers. They had a 30-6 run in the second and third quarters on the way to their fourth straight win and 11th in 12 games.Harrison Barnes had 22 to lead the Mavericks (2-12). They lost their seventh straight game to match their longest skid since February 1999, during Nowitzkis rookie season.Dallas, missing its top three point guards and facing a trip to defending champion Cleveland, is off to its worst start since going 1-23 in 1993-94. The Mavericks started the week with a valiant effort in a loss at San Antonio.This is obviously as tough a week as you can get in the NBA, Nowitzki said. So hopefully well fight through this and grind out a win here and there. And when the schedule turns in our favor hopefully get more healthy and run off some wins. Thats the only way to do it.Blake Griffin had 12 points, seven assists and six rebounds, all in the first three quarters along with the rest of the starters. The Clippers led by 31 in the third.Rivers scored 11 points in the first half, including 3-pointers just four seconds apart after he hit one, stole the inbound pass and made another. He was 6 of 7 from long range.TIP-INSClippers: LA shot 61 percent in the first half and made 9 of 14 from 3-point range. ... Marrreese Speights scored 16 and Jamal Crawford added 15 as the Clippers had a 65-43 advantage in bench scoring.dddddddddddd ... Speights had his first double-double with a season-high 12 rebounds. The 16 points matched his season high. ... JJ Redick had 10 points.Mavericks: PG Deron Williams sat for the eighth time in nine games with a left calf strain. He said hes hopeful to play next week. ... C Andrew Bogut was called for a flagrant foul on a hip-check of Paul as the Clippers point guard drove to the basket. Paul jumped up and went at Bogut, and the pair kept jawing as the referees prepared to review the play. ... Bogut had 12 rebounds and six assists after missing a game with a sore right calf.COWBOY UPThe Clippers will stay in the Dallas area to attend the Washington Redskins-Dallas Cowboys game on Thanksgiving before continuing a six-game trip Friday at Detroit. Paul is a well-documented fan of the Cowboys, who have the NFLs best record at 9-1. He wore the jersey of rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott, the NFLs rushing leader, on the flight from Los Angeles. Paul has attended Cowboys training camp in the LA area.While acknowledging that his team has a bevy of Dallas fans, Clippers coach and Chicago Bears fan Doc Rivers had a parting shot for reporters. Im not going to call you any of you guys bandwagon, OK, but this is the first time you guys have mentioned the Cowboys in like four years, Rivers said.LOSING THE LUSTERThe boos were still there for Jordan, who spurned the Mavericks in free agency in the summer of 2015 after agreeing to join them. But they werent quite as loud or persistent as the 6-foot-11 centers two visits last season.UP NEXTClippers: The visit to the Pistons on the seasons longest trip is the first of four straight against Eastern Conference teams. Defending champion Cleveland is the last of those four opponents.Mavericks: A quick trip to face LeBron James, another Cowboys fan, and the Cavaliers on Friday before home games against New Orleans and San Antonio. ' ' '