Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_New Orleans 68 (Holiday, Asik 11), L.A. Clippers 61 (Jordan 11).
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Jamal Crawford scored 19 points and guard J.J. Redick added 17 as the Clippers (24-13) captured their eighth straight victory and handed the Hornets their sixth consecutive defeat. Holiday cut it to 98-96 on a 3-pointer with 3:32 remaining, but Dante Cunningham missed a potential go-ahead 3-point shot with 8 seconds on the clock.
Andrew Wiggins led Minnesota with 21 points. They have beaten the Pelicans at home seven straight times…. But Paul and Jordan scored seven points each in the third quarter as Los Angeles reclaimed a 70-64 lead entering the final period. The Bulls had won six straight.
Mike Scott scored 14 points and Dennis Schroder and Kyle Korver each had 13 for the Hawks, who led by 19 points in the first half.
Griffin is a huge piece for the Clippers, averaging 23.2 points, 8.7 rebounds and 5 assists. The Pistons played without forward Marcus Morris, who sat out with left knee tendinitis. He had nine assists and seven rebounds in Cleveland’s 13th win in the last 15 games.
The Washington Wizards defeated the Orlando Magic for a 12th consecutive game, winning 105-99.
The victory ended a three-game losing streak for the Wizards, who got double-figure scoring from all five starters as well as from reserve Gary Neal. Johnson also grabbed nine rebounds.
And with a little home court advantage in the first round, the Clippers are capable of more damage than a lot of people would like to think.
The Heat got as close as four in the fourth, but a late 6-0 run pushed the lead back to 88-78. In games where they score fewer than 100 points, the Denver Nuggets have an underachieving record of 1-15. He was held to eight points in his only appearance in Denver, a loss on December 22, 2012. “At this point, we are just trying to get a win”.
MILWAUKEE – Khris Middleton’s driving layup with less than 10 seconds to play carried Milwaukee over Dallas.
PHOENIX – Dwyane Wade scored 27 points and Miami beat Phoenix for the 11th straight time.
James tied a season high with 37 points and pushed both hands up in the air after several powerful dunks, drawing a rise out of the almost 20,000 fans at the Wells Fargo Center.
The Nuggets are expecting a better outcome after their 91-84 loss to the Grizzlies on Friday.
New Orleans Pelicans center Alexis Ajinca, right, of France, is hit… “He’s tough to stop when he gets going like that”. He went to the locker room soon after and never returned. Jahlil Okafor had 21 points for the Sixers, and Ish Smith had 18 points and 10 assists. They were 25-0 last season.
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For the Pelicans who have won only four games on the road this season, playing without two-time All-Star Davis presents as a tough challenge, even though Tyreke Evans and Ryan Anderson have put up solid numbers in Davis absence.
