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 Clippers 110, Heat 93
Chris Paul had 26 points and a game-high 12 assists to help the Los
Angeles Clippers beat the Miami Heat.
Blake Griffin added 26 points, while center DeAndre Jordan
contributed 12 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.
Miami trailed by 24 points early and never got closer than 14
points.
Forward Chris Bosh led the Heat with a game-high 28 points,
including 18 in the first half.
Guard Mario Chalmers, who had led the Heat in scoring the past three
games while replacing injured starter Dwyane Wade, was held to 13
points.
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 Kings 103, Bulls 88
DeMarcus Cousins had 22 points and 14 rebounds for his fifth
straight double-double as the Sacramento Kings ended the Chicago
Bulls' road dominance with a 103-88 victory.
Rudy Gay scored 20 points and added seven rebounds despite playing
with a painful left Achilles' tendon.
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A day after the Kings formally announced Gay's three-year, $40
million contract extension, he made seven of 10 shots from the field
and grabbed seven rebounds.
Jimmy Butler had 23 points and eight assists for Chicago (8-4), who
were trying to become the first Bulls team to record seven straight
road victories to start the season.
Sacramento (7-5) won for just the second time in six games.
(Compiled by Jahmal Corner; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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