Energy attack serious right in second half, fall heavy to Clippers

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Storage center Cole Aldrich made 19 points and also eight rebounds instead of ill DeAndre Jordan, and the Los Beauties Clippers used a monumental third-quarter surge to suffered both the Miami Heat 104-90 Weekend night for their own 10th straight victory.

Jordan remained sidelined because of pneumonia, preventing both the NBA's longest fun consecutive games played streak on 360.

The eight-year expert, that led both the category in leap the past two months, had both the second-longest streak beneath franchise report behind Randy Smith's 595 right games for the Buffalo Braves.Chris Paul had 15 messages and 12 assists with regard to Los Angeles. Aldrich, one five-year expert making his at first start in 17 video games with the Clippers, created eight of 14 photos and playing one season-high 24 minutes.

The successful streak is both the Clippers' third on 10 or other games during the final four seasons. They and had a good 11-game performed in 2013-14 and also won a franchise-record 17 right in 2012-13 -- moving 16-0 beneath December.

Miami (22-17) is actually the only organization the Clippers have looked during their own streak which currently offers a record on .500 or improve.

Stay in guard Gerald Organic point the Energy with 19 points and also Dwyane Wade added 16 messages and also eight makes. Miami's third straight loss equivalent its longest skid of season and also kept your Heat one game behind first-place Atlanta in an Southeast Division.

Hassan Whiteside, with 23 messages and 16 leaps towards the Clippers last time the Energy faced these people, arrived off both the bench for the at first time which time and made 10 messages and 11 panels after sitting open Monday's loss on Golden Condition because of cramped his right knee.

Miami point protect Goran Dragic was sent residential from the team's street visit to get a good MRI on his lingering departed calf strain and also is actually expected to skip more than three video games.

Paul Pierce attack a pair of 3-pointers to the Clippers death both the first side on a 14-5 performed and slice one 16-point deficit to be able to 52-45. They will opened the last quarter with 13 unanswered points and also extended which performed to 24-5 with regard to a 69-57 lead to 6:11 left in the interval.

Miami got when shut down as 74-68 upon two free tosses by Whiteside to 2:32 departed in the third, however both the Clippers' bench managed the fourth quarter and also built both the margin to be able to 94-75 on Jamal Crawford's 3-pointer to 5:46 to play.

Jordan lost a game for that first period as March 23, 2001. On which occasion, the Clippers suffered Washington 127-119 in multiple overtime on Los Angeles on Jordan remained diagnosed with one mild case on pneumonia.Los Angeles is actually 9-0 as leading scorer Blake Griffin droped with a partly torn tendon in his left quad. General, the Clippers are 21-8 as the five-time All-Star has sat down open due to damage or suspension -- which includes a 9-6 brand final season.

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Energy: Miami stable a season-high 24 turnovers, when compared with eight for the Clippers. . Wade, that turns 34 upon Weekend, has but not recorded a double-double beneath his last 71 games as Jan. 11, 2015, when he made 17 messages and 10 makes against the Clippers. . Absolutely no player along organization has made a double-digit assist online game this season. . Chris Bosh, in whose career-best streak of 13 right video games with one 3-point basket ended in Monday's loss on Golden State (0 with regard to 5), remained 0 for 4 on powering the arc towards the Clippers and complete with 11 messages and also 12 rebounds.

Clippers: Once Jordan's streak is over, Cleveland F Tristan Thompson offers the NBA's longest fun consecutive games streak on 324. . All of 18 of Aldrich's final starts in the NBA had got the Teenage York Knicks. . Paul offers been along winning side beneath 10 of his 16 career head-to-head matchups towards Wade. . Reserve protect Pablo Prigioni made a career-high 8 steals, one shy of franchise report kept by qualified Doc Rivers. . Crawford grade 15 points upon 4-for-15 shooting. He set work highs to 52 messages, 20 field dreams and eight 3-pointers towards Miami on Jan. 26, 2007, while actively playing for the Knicks. . Both the Clippers are usually 17-2 when giving fewer than 100 points.