Paul leads Clippers past Heat in OT
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China Daily, January 13, 2012
Chris Paul had 27 points and 11 assists as the Los Angeles Clippers rallied to beat visiting Miami 95-89 in overtime yesterday, dealing the Heat a second straight extra-time loss.
Blake Griffin had 20 points and 12 rebounds, Caron Butler added 20 points, and Chauncey Billups had 12 for the Clippers, 9-2 against Miami at home since 2001-02. DeAndre Jordan had 11 rebounds.
The Clippers outscored the Heat 9-3 in the extra session. Miami coach Erik Spoelstra got ejected after a technical foul with 5 seconds left.
The Clippers led by two with 27 seconds left in regulation before LeBron James tied it 86-86 on a free throw. The Clippers called their final timeout and Paul dribbled around with James hounding him before putting up a shot that missed as time expired, forcing the Heat to the third overtime of their trip.
James had 23 points and 13 rebounds for the 200th double-double of his career, Mario Chalmers added 18 points, Dwyane Wade 17 and Chris Bosh had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Heat, who lost at Golden State in OT a night earlier.
LAKERS 90, JAZZ 87, OT
At Salt Lake City, Kobe Bryant scored 40 points and Andrew Bynum blocked Al Jefferson's shot with 1.9 seconds left in overtime to lift Los Angeles past Utah.
Paul Millsap's tip-in tied it at 78-78 with 21 seconds left in regulation then Bryant missed a shot at the buzzer that would have won it in regulation for Los Angeles.
Millsap led Utah with 29 points.
MAVERICKS 90, CELTICS 85
At Boston, Dirk Nowitzki scored 16 points, driving past Kevin Garnett for the go-ahead layup with 5.1 seconds left in Dallas' victory over Boston.
Dallas led most of the game, but Paul Pierce hit a 3-pointer - just his second basket of the night - to tie it at 85 with 25 seconds to play. Former Celtic Delonte West dribbled the clock down to about 10 seconds before giving it to Nowitzki. The NBA finals MVP cut to the basket past Garnett and picked up a foul from Brandon Bass while floating the ball into the basket.
Rajon Rondo scored 24 points for Boston and Garnett had 16 points with 10 rebounds.
BULLS 78, WIZARDS 64
At Chicago, John Lucas III scored a career-high 25 points filling in for injured Derrick Rose as Chicago beat Washington for its third victory in three nights.
Lucas, starting for the first time in his 70-game NBA career, was at the point in place of MVP Rose, who was out with a sprained big left toe. Kyle Korver added 14 points, and Luol Deng had 12 points and 15 rebounds.
The Bulls are tied for NBA lead with Oklahoma City at 10-2.
Jordan Crawford had 14 points for Washington.
THUNDER 95, HORNETS 85
At New Orleans, Kevin Durant had 29 points and 10 rebounds in Oklahoma City's win over New Orleans.
Durant hit 11 of his last 14 shots after missing his first three. He took over in the third quarter, scoring 11 points in the first 8 minutes to help the Thunder extend a two-point halftime lead to 12 points. The Hornets pulled within four early in the fourth, but never threatened after that.
Russell Westbrook had 22 points and seven assists, and James Harden added 14 points for Oklahoma City.
KNICKS 85, 76ERS 79
At New York, Carmelo Anthony had 27 points and nine rebounds as New York won its fourth straight game and snapped Philadelphia's six-game winning streak.
Amare Stoudemire added 20 points and 10 rebounds, and rookie Josh Harrellson had 13 desperately needed points from the bench to help the Knicks improve to 6-4 - the first time they've been two games over .500 this season.
Andre Iguodala and Evan Turner each scored 16 points for the 76ers.
SPURS 101, ROCKETS 95, OT
At San Antonio, Tony Parker hit four free throws late in overtime to lift San Antonio past Houston.
Parker scored 28 points on 12-of-22 shooting to lead the Spurs. Tim Duncan had 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Kawhi Leonard added 11 points.
Kyle Lowry scored 22 points for Houston, and Luis Scola had 20. Kevin Martin added 18, and Patrick Patterson had 10 points and seven rebounds.
PACERS 96, HAWKS 84
At Indianapolis, Danny Granger scored 24 points to break out of a shooting slump, and Roy Hibbert added 12 points and 11 rebounds to lead Indiana past Atlanta.
The Pacers improved to 7-3, matching their best start since 2005-06. Indiana also is 4-0 at home for the first time since winning its first seven home games in 2002-03.
Josh Smith led Atlanta with 16 points, and Joe Johnson had 15.
KINGS 98, RAPTORS 91
At Toronto, Tyreke Evans scored a season-high 29 points, and DeMarcus Cousins had 21 points and a career-high 19 rebounds to help Sacramento beat Toronto for its first road victory of the season.
Isaiah Thomas scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter and Jimmer Fredette had 10 for the Kings.
Leandro Barbosa scored a season-high 24 points for Toronto.
NUGGETS 123, NETS 115
At Denver, Danilo Gallinari scored 22 points, and Arron Afflalo and Corey Brewer each had 19 as Denver beat New Jersey.
Jordan Farmar had a game-high 26 points, Anthony Morrow scored 23 points and Deron Williams had 16 points and 13 assists for New Jersey. The Nets set a season high for 3-pointers with 20. Farmar was 6 for 8 from behind the arc and Morrow hit 5 of 9.
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