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02/17/2012 - Portland, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Blake Griffin scored 21 points and pulled down 14 rebounds, as the Los Angeles Clippers outlasted Portland, 74-71.
Mo Williams added 17 points and six boards off the bench, while Chris Paul chipped in with 13 points and six rebounds for the Clippers, who have won four of five.
Nicolas Batum and Jamal Crawford led Portland with 19 points apiece, while Wesley Matthews posted 16 points. Raymond Felton didn't score in just over 24 minutes, finishing 0-for-7 from the floor for Portland, which has lost three of four and squandered an 18-point lead in the third quarter.
Portland raced out to an early lead, scoring eight of the final 10 points to take a 27-20 advantage into the second quarter. Crawford's trey with 5.9 ticks to go capped the scoring in the first stanza.
The Trail Blazers then rattled off the first eight points in the second quarter, claiming a 35-22 advantage on Thomas' mid-range jumper. The lead got as high as 15 points and stood at 43-32 after 24 minutes of game action.
Just like the second period, Portland jumped out strong to increase its lead in the third quarter. Matthews' three and Gerald Wallace's layup completed a quick 7-0 burst for a 50-32 edge. The Clippers responded with the next eight, but couldn't get closer than the 60-52 margin they faced entering the fourth quarter.
It didn't take long for the Clippers to make things interesting, drawing within 66-64 on Paul's layup with just over five minutes to go and taking the lead just over a minute later on Williams' trey. Paul followed with a three- pointer to cap an 8-0 burst, and the margin grew to 72-67 with 1:05 to play on a Paul pull-up jumper.
Matthews kept Portland in the game with a tough trey, but Williams calmly sank two free throws for a 74-70 game with 18.7 seconds remaining and the Clippers hung on from there.
Game Notes
The Clippers made just 38.5 percent of their shots, but Portland wasn't any better, making 38 percent of its shots and scoring just 28 points in the second half...The Clippers had lost six of their last seven contests with Portland before Thursday's win.
<< Stars nip Flames in OT
Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mike Ribeiro's goal in overtime sent the Stars
to a 3-2 win over the Flames on Thursday.
Adam Burish and Steve Ott scored in regulation while Ribeiro added an assist,
helping the Stars halt a three-game skid.
<< Duke rallies past NC State
Durham, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Duke is becoming quite good at this comeback
thing.
Seth Curry scored 26 points and Austin Rivers added 16, including the go-ahead
three-pointer with 2:26 to play, as No.5 Duke rallied from a double-dig
<< Boozer and Bulls rally over Boston
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carlos Boozer scored 23 points, grabbed 15
rebounds and dished out five assists, and the Chicago Bulls utilized a late
12-0 run to take down the Boston Celtics, 89-80, at United Center.
Luol Deng and
<< Kane leads Jets past Wild in shootout
St. Paul, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Evander Kane scored twice in regulation and
the winner in the shootout to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-3 win over the
Minnesota Wild.
In the fourth round, Dany Heatley was stopped by Chris Mason and
Smith, Coyotes blank Kings >>
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mike Smith posted 28 saves for his fourth
shutout of the season as the Phoenix Coyotes edged the Los Angeles Kings, 1-0,
at Staples Center.
Radim Vrbata scored the only goal of the game for the Coyote
Stepanek ousted, Anderson advances in San Jose >>
San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former champion Radek Stepanek was a
second-round upset victim Thursday at the $531,000 SAP Open.
Belgian Steve Darcis bounced the fourth-seeded Czech 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-2)
on the hardcourts at H
Webb leads by two as weather halts play in Thailand >>
Chonburi, Thailand (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Karrie Webb was six-under par through 14
holes Friday when play at the Honda LPGA Thailand was suspended for the day
due to inclement weather.
Webb had climbed to 10-under for the week, but will have to
Whiteford two clear in India >>
New Delhi, India (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Peter Whiteford carded a four-under 68
Friday to grab a two-stroke lead after two rounds of the Avantha Masters.
Whiteford, a first-round co-leader, completed 36 holes at 10-under-par 134. He
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