The Los Angeles Clippers breezed by the Miami Heat 109-105 at American Airlines Arena on Thursday night. The Heat, who lost their fifth straight contest, have the third worst record in the Eastern Conference while the Clippers have the third best record in the NBA.
Miami(6-12) blasted out to a 33-19 advantage after one quarter and stayed in front 50-48 at halftime. Los Angeles(14-5) outscored the Heat 40-19 and pulled ahead 88-69 at the end of three quarters. The Heat placed in the first ten points of the fourth and trailed 88-79 with 9:55 remaining. They came as close as 107-104 with 21.8 seconds left.
The Heat got several double-doubles in the defeat. Tyler Herro had 19 points and 10 rebounds while Bam Adebayo put together 16 points and 13 rebounds. Gabe Vincent came off the bench with 18 points.
Nicolas Batum dropped in 18 points and Lou Williams scored 17 points for the Clippers. Reggie Jackson contributed 16 points along with eight rebounds. Serge Ibaka compiled 10 points and 13 rebounds for a double-double.
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