LOS ANGELES (AP) Two streaking groups planning face-to-face directions. The Clippers, co-owners belonging to the NBA's finest file plus over a move during home. The Magic, participating in competitors close up only to help flunk though piling up the franchise's longest skid since 2003-04 season.
Something were required to give, and this also time, the idea was this Clippers.
gave Orlando it has the first lead on the adventure with a 3-pointer having 42 seconds left, Arron Afflalo tied their year excessive by using 30 points, and also the Magic won 104-101 upon Saturday to help bite your 10-game skid.
''It weren't a letdown simply by us. Don't try to have something faraway from them,'' Clippers guard Chris Paul said. ''They created tough taken immediately after challenging shot. J.J. Reddick acquired your relinquish his skin one half the particular time.''
The damage broken the particular Clippers' franchise-record, 13-game home-winning ability along with offered these folks which includes a scare when All-Star Paul travelled down controlling his appropriate knee having 54 seconds to go.
''It seemed to be true scary,'' Paul said. ''I was shopping up, attempting to distressed that ball, along with along with I bumped knees.''
Paul came back immediately after a timeout and hit some sort of 15-footer that will draw his group within one together with 33 minutes left.
But the particular Clippers turned that golf ball more than upon Jamal Crawford 's a problem foul, having Redick illustrating your charge.
''I got the actual ball throughout change and also I idea I found Matt (Barnes) above there,'' Crawford said. ''I idea I made the proper decision, although J.J. Redick thought right. I notion your dog had been about to rotate, thus I encountered it. When I position the ball down he stayed at there, so blessed guess.''
Josh McRoberts determined Nikola Vucevic amenable below your basket, and Vucevic dunked that will extend Orlando's guide in order to 104-101 together with 8 minutes left.
After a timeout, Crawford overlooked a 3-pointer when period expired.
''We became muffled a little, so most of us attempted to generate the most beneficial out from the situation,'' this individual said.
The Clippers ended up 6 associated with half a dozen through this free throw line, and Orlando was fifteen with 19.
''That's unheard of,'' Paul said. ''Blake (Griffin) uses 22 photographs and no free of charge throws. That's possibly not typical for us.''
Redick added twenty one points, along with Vucevic experienced 18 points in addition to 15 rebounds for your injury-riddled Magic, exactly who in addition ended your four-game street getting rid of streak. They carried out a sweep from the LA teams, obtaining beaten this Lakers 113-103 at Staples Center on Dec. 2, when Afflalo also scored 30 points.
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