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Clippers 119, Spurs 115
DeAndre Jordan scored 26 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, and the
Los Angeles Clippers earned a victory over the San Antonio
Spurs.
Jamal Crawford also had 26 points for the Clippers, who won
their third straight. Chris Paul added 22 points and 16 assists.
Tim Duncan led the Spurs (34-20) with 30 points and 11 rebounds,
while point guard Tony Parker finished with 21 points and 13
assists.
The Clippers (36-19) are 3-1 without All-Star forward Blake
Griffin, who is out after right elbow surgery.
After the Spurs pulled within 112-111 on a layup by guard Danny
Green, Crawford's 3-pointer made it a four-point game with 32.7
seconds remaining.
Spurs guard Marco Bellini answered with a 3-pointer with 30.6
seconds to cut the margin to one again.
Paul's jumper made it 117-114 for the Clippers with eight
seconds remaining before San Antonio guard Manu Ginobili missed
one of two foul shots with 7.2 seconds remaining, forcing the
Spurs to foul.
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Thunder 104, Mavericks 89
Serge Ibaka scored 21 points and grabbed a career-high 22
rebounds to lead Oklahoma City Thunder to a victory over the
Dallas Mavericks.
Russell Westbrook added 34 points and 10 assists as the Thunder
improved to 29-25 on the same day they dealt away four players,
including guard Reggie Jackson and center Kendrick Perkins, at
the trade deadline.
Despite the return of guard Rajon Rondo to the lineup for the
first time since Jan. 31, Dallas dropped to 36-20.
Dirk Nowitzki led the Mavs with 14 points on 6-for-16 shooting.
Devin Harris came off the bench to score 13 points in 17
minutes.
Anthony Morrow scored 16 points for the Thunder. Forward Kevin
Durant was held to 12 points on 4-of-14 shooting, and he left
the game early for the second straight contest. (Editing by
Sudipto Ganguly)
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