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Eric Bledsoe added 21 points as the Clippers rallied from an
early 17-point deficit then held off a late Miami run while
improving to 3-0 at the start of a stretch of six consecutive
home games.
Bam Adebayo scored 30 points with 11 rebounds for the Heat,
while Kyle Lowry scored 22 of his 25 points in the fourth
quarter as Miami was playing without Jimmy Butler (ankle) and
Markieff Morris (neck) because of injuries.
Tyler Herro added 23 points for the Heat, who are on a
three-game losing streak and have dropped four of their last
five games, following a 6-1 start.
Ivica Zubac had 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Clippers, who
are on their longest winning streak since a seven-game run in
April of last season.
The Heat looked fresh while storming out to a 17-point lead in
the opening period, but the Clippers tied it in the second
before Miami led 58-56 at the break. The Clippers didn't take
their first lead until the opening 75 seconds of the second
half.
Los Angeles led by as many as nine in the third quarter when the
Heat shot just 33.3 percent (9 of 27) from the field and went 1
of 10 from 3-point range. The Clippers held a 30-20 third-period
advantage to take an 86-78 lead into the fourth.
Adebayo had 19 points in the first quarter but just five in the
second and four in the third as the Clippers made their charge.
Jackson didn't score in the first half for the Clippers on three
missed shots before coming to life with 15 third-quarter points.
The Heat found the energy to pull within 99-96 with 4:58
remaining on 11 consecutive points from Lowry and cut it to a
108-107 with 40.7 seconds left on a Lowry three-point play.
Miami's Duncan Robinson missed a go-ahead 3-pointer with 15.7
seconds remaining.
--Field Level Media
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