Heat
Miami
Eastern Conference
Southeast
9
18
27
2800
2802
27
6
22
93
38
41
25
16
64
37
10
47
5
20
5
4
23
98
4
48
31
65
2225
126
6
010
06
60
79
04
83
11
103
10
10
2719
6060
87
11
13
2422
911
38
69
46
67
1011
42
1053
21
43
22
21
2329
6060
4
3
75
22
12
55
0
0
0
7
0
7
1
10
1
1
27
60
8
1
12
25
6
24
10
6
60
9
4
13
1
3
0
0
19
60
8
1
12
24
9
38
6
4
67
10
4
14
2
4
2
2
23
60
7
1
14
22
11
50
9
6
67
11
2
13
1
3
2
1
29
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Goran
Dragić
Goran Dragić
True
39
7
16
44
0
3
0
7
7
100
1
5
6
11
1
0
1
2
21
-2
double
Rodney
McGruder
Rodney McGruder
True
33
1
6
17
1
4
25
0
0
0
1
4
5
1
0
0
0
2
3
2
none
Hassan
Whiteside
Hassan Whiteside
True
30
5
12
42
0
0
0
1
5
20
2
15
17
2
2
1
1
4
11
5
double
Wayne
Ellington
Wayne Ellington
True
22
6
9
67
1
4
25
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
13
-6
none
Josh
McRoberts
Josh McRoberts
True
16
4
10
40
3
5
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
1
11
-2
none
Josh
Richardson
Josh Richardson
False
29
3
11
27
0
3
0
3
3
100
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
4
9
-10
none
Justise
Winslow
Justise Winslow
False
29
6
12
50
1
1
100
2
4
50
2
2
4
0
1
0
1
2
15
-2
none
James
Johnson
James Johnson
False
21
5
11
45
0
5
0
2
3
67
1
6
7
2
0
1
0
4
12
1
none
Luke
Babbitt
Luke Babbitt
False
7
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
-5
none
Willie
Reed
Willie Reed
False
6
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
none
Derrick
Williams
Derrick Williams
False
2
1
2
50
0
0
0
1
1
100
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
-1
none
Tyler
Johnson
Tyler Johnson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Udonis
Haslem
Udonis Haslem
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
18
December
2016
Sunday
American Airlines Arena
Miami
Celtics
Boston
True
Clippers
Los Angeles
Western Conference
Pacific
20
7
27
3047
3665
25
7
28
83
36
43
29
23
79
43
7
50
3
17
1
10
20
102
4
84
31
37
2222
1310
59
310
28
9
1013
12
1025
11
66
10
31
3129
6060
94
30
32
2118
76
4
214
211
99
119
22
141
10
41
00
33
1923
6060
8
3
38
22
13
59
3
2
67
10
1
11
1
6
1
3
31
60
4
1
25
22
10
45
10
8
80
13
2
15
1
6
0
1
29
60
9
3
33
21
7
33
2
2
100
11
2
13
1
4
0
3
19
60
4
0
0
18
6
33
14
11
79
9
2
11
0
1
0
3
23
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Blake
Griffin
Blake Griffin
True
38
9
15
60
0
0
0
2
2
100
2
6
8
4
1
0
5
3
20
-2
none
DeAndre
Jordan
DeAndre Jordan
True
35
5
7
71
0
0
0
2
3
67
3
16
19
0
0
3
0
3
12
-5
double
Chris
Paul
Chris Paul
True
34
6
15
40
1
4
25
4
6
67
0
5
5
6
0
0
1
3
17
0
none
Austin
Rivers
Austin Rivers
True
33
2
6
33
2
4
50
1
2
50
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
5
7
-7
none
J.J.
Redick
J.J. Redick
True
28
5
16
31
2
9
22
5
6
83
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
17
4
none
Jamal
Crawford
Jamal Crawford
False
20
4
13
31
1
5
20
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
0
0
2
0
9
7
none
Raymond
Felton
Raymond Felton
False
16
1
3
33
0
0
0
4
4
100
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
1
6
3
none
Marreese
Speights
Marreese Speights
False
12
2
6
33
0
2
0
4
4
100
1
5
6
0
0
0
1
4
8
7
none
Alan
Anderson
Alan Anderson
False
11
1
1
100
1
1
100
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
6
none
Wesley
Johnson
Wesley Johnson
False
8
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
1
2
7
none
Paul
Pierce
Paul Pierce
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Luc
Mbah a Moute
Luc Mbah a Moute
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Brandon
Bass
Brandon Bass
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
18
December
2016
Sunday
Verizon Center
Washington
Wizards
Washington
False
The visiting Los Angeles Clippers took down the Miami Heat on Friday , 102 - 98 . The Clippers ( 20 - 7 ) took a 14 - point lead by the end of the first half , but saw a scare as the Heat launched a comeback effort coming out of halftime . Los Angeles ' saw strong play from its stars , however , en route to the victory . Forward Blake Griffin led the team with 20 points to go along with nine rebounds and four assists . Meanwhile , center DeAndre Jordan pulled down a ridiculous 19 rebounds in addition to 12 points scored . Chris Paul dished out only six assists , well below his average , but scored 17 points . The team shot only 43 percent and made just seven three - pointers , but was still able to score enough to win the game . The win was the team 's fourth straight . Miami ( 9 - 18 ) saw its struggles continue despite a valiant second - half effort on Friday . The team protected the ball exceptionally well , committing just four turnovers on the night . Despite being able to retain possession of the ball , the Heat had trouble putting it in the hoop consistently . Miami shot just 40 percent and hit only six three - pointers in the contest . Top performers for Miami were guard Goran Dragic , who scored 21 points and had an impressive 11 assists , and center Hassan Whiteside , who pulled down 17 rebounds . The Clippers will visit Washington on Sunday , while the Heat will host the Celtics . The Los Angeles Clippers were led to victory by their stars on Friday , as they narrowly edged out the Miami Heat . All-Star forward Blake Griffin had 20 points and nine rebounds as well as four assists . Meanwhile , DeAndre Jordan , the reigning All-NBA First Team center , pulled down a whopping 19 rebounds to help the Clippers earn a positive differential on the glass . Though Chris Paul saw below his usual output , the star still contributed 17 points and six assists while turning the ball over just once . Miami , meanwhile , also saw strong play from its star players . Guard Goran Dragic had a 21 - point , 11 - assist double - double . Meanwhile , center Hassan Whiteside pulled down 17 boards in what was a duel on the glass between him and Jordan . The team protected the ball exceptionally , turning it over just four times as a unit , but could not find the basket enough for the win .
The visiting Los Angeles Clippers took down the Miami Heat on Friday, 102 - 98. The Clippers (20 - 7) took a 14 - point lead by the end of the first half, but saw a scare as the Heat launched a comeback effort coming out of halftime. Los Angeles' saw strong play from its stars, however, en route to the victory. Forward Blake Griffin led the team with 20 points to go along with nine rebounds and four assists. Meanwhile, center DeAndre Jordan pulled down a ridiculous 19 rebounds in addition to 12 points scored. Chris Paul dished out only six assists, well below his average, but scored 17 points. The team shot only 43 percent and made just seven three - pointers, but was still able to score enough to win the game. The win was the team's fourth straight. Miami (9 - 18) saw its struggles continue despite a valiant second - half effort on Friday. The team protected the ball exceptionally well, committing just four turnovers on the night. Despite being able to retain possession of the ball, the Heat had trouble putting it in the hoop consistently. Miami shot just 40 percent and hit only six three - pointers in the contest. Top performers for Miami were guard Goran Dragic, who scored 21 points and had an impressive 11 assists, and center Hassan Whiteside, who pulled down 17 rebounds. The Clippers will visit Washington on Sunday, while the Heat will host the Celtics.
The visiting Los Angeles Clippers took down the Miami Heat on Friday, 102 - 98. The Clippers (20 - 7) took a 14 - point lead by the end of the first half, but saw a scare as the Heat launched a comeback effort coming out of halftime. Los Angeles' saw strong play from its stars, however, en route to the victory. Forward Blake Griffin led the team with 20 points to go along with nine rebounds and four assists. Meanwhile, center DeAndre Jordan pulled down a ridiculous 19 rebounds in addition to 12 points scored. Chris Paul dished out only six assists, well below his average, but scored 17 points. The team shot only 43 percent and made just seven three - pointers, but was still able to score enough to win the game. The win was the team's fourth straight. Miami (9 - 18) saw its struggles continue despite a valiant second - half effort on Friday. The team protected the ball exceptionally well, committing just four turnovers on the night. Despite being able to retain possession of the ball, the Heat had trouble putting it in the hoop consistently. Miami shot just 40 percent and hit only six three - pointers in the contest. Top performers for Miami were guard Goran Dragic, who scored 21 points and had an impressive 11 assists, and center Hassan Whiteside, who pulled down 17 rebounds. The Clippers will visit Washington on Sunday, while the Heat will host the Celtics. The Los Angeles Clippers were led to victory by their stars on Friday, as they narrowly edged out the Miami Heat. All-Star forward Blake Griffin had 20 points and nine rebounds as well as four assists. Meanwhile, DeAndre Jordan, the reigning All-NBA First Team center, pulled down a whopping 19 rebounds to help the Clippers earn a positive differential on the glass. Though Chris Paul saw below his usual output, the star still contributed 17 points and six assists while turning the ball over just once. Miami, meanwhile, also saw strong play from its star players. Guard Goran Dragic had a 21 - point, 11 - assist double - double. Meanwhile, center Hassan Whiteside pulled down 17 boards in what was a duel on the glass between him and Jordan. The team protected the ball exceptionally, turning it over just four times as a unit, but could not find the basket enough for the win.
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J. Redick <TEAM> Los Angeles Clippers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 17 <FG> 5 16 31 <FG3> 2 9 22 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Chris Paul <TEAM> Los Angeles Clippers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 17 <FG> 6 15 40 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 4 6 67 <REB> 5 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> DeAndre Jordan <TEAM> Los Angeles Clippers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 7 71 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 19 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 16 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Jamal Crawford <TEAM> Los Angeles Clippers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 13 31 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marreese Speights <TEAM> Los Angeles Clippers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 8 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Austin Rivers <TEAM> Los Angeles Clippers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Raymond Felton <TEAM> Los Angeles Clippers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 6 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alan Anderson <TEAM> Los Angeles Clippers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Wesley Johnson <TEAM> Los Angeles Clippers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Bass <TEAM> Los Angeles Clippers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Luc Mbah a Moute <TEAM> Los Angeles Clippers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Paul Pierce <TEAM> Los Angeles Clippers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none