Sixers give up lead, fall to Clippers in OT
PHILADELPHIA — The Los Angeles Clippers struggled until it mattered most.
J.J. Redick had 23 points, including the tying 3-pointer late in regulation, and Jamal Crawford also scored 23 points to lead the shorthanded Clippers to a 98-92 overtime victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night.
The Clippers overcame their largest deficit in a victory this season, coming back from 19 points down to win their 19th game in the last 23 overall and 12th in the last 14 on the road.
“It was ugly out there for most of the game,” said Chris Paul, who assisted on Redick’s shot. “Good teams find a way to win, and that’s what we did.”
Philadelphia looked in good position to earn its ninth win of the season and first over a team with a winning record before Redick’s 3-pointer from the right wing with 10.5 seconds left in the fourth quarter tied the game at 88. The 76ers had a chance to win it in regulation, but Jahlil Okafor’s 18-foot jumper against the defense of DeAndre Jordan went long.
“I wish that Jahlil would have driven on DeAndre, but I give DeAndre some credit, too,” 76ers coach Brett Brown said.
The Clippers took control in overtime, scoring the f irst eight points in the extra session as Philadelphia missed 10 straight shots to end regulation and start OT.
OTHER GAMES
Cavaliers 120, Kings 100 at Cleveland: LeBron James recorded his 40th career triple-double while Kyrie Irving matched his season high with 32 points and Cleveland rolled past Sacramento.
James scored 21 points to go along with 10 assists and 10 rebounds for his first triple-double of the season.
Pacers 89, Lakers 87 at Indianapolis: Indiana’s Paul George scored all seven of his second-half points in the final 71 seconds and Monta Ellis made two free throws with 20.6 seconds left to seal a victory over Los Angeles.
The Pacers (28-24) blew a 17-point second-half lead, then scored nine straight points for the win.
Kobe Bryant scored 19 points in his final appearance in Indianapolis.
Hornets 108, Bulls 91 at Charlotte, N.C.: Kemba Walker scored 30 points, and Charlotte led from the start and beat Chicago.
Nicolas Batum had 19 points and 13 rebounds, Michael Kidd- Gilchrist scored 20 points and Spencer Hawes added 13 for the Hornets, who won their third straight over the Bulls at home.
Pau Gasol finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds for Chicago, which was missing three of its leading scorers to injuries: Derrick Rose, Jimmy Butler and Nikola Mirotic.
Nets 105, Nuggets 104 at New York: Joe Johnson’s 3-pointer at the buzzer lifted Brooklyn to a victory over Denver.
Former Mitchell standout Thaddeus Young scored 20 points, Markel Brown added a career-high 19 and Johnson finished with 12 points and eight assists for Brooklyn.
Raptors 103, Pistons 89 at Auburn Hills, Mich.: Kyle Lowry scored 25 points, and Toronto went on an 11-2 run at the start of the fourth quarter to pull away for its 14th victory in 15 games, over Detroit.
Terrence Ross added 18 points for the Raptors, who recovered quickly after the Pistons’ Andre Drummond made a shot from about 80 feet to end the third quarter.
Pelicans 116, Timberwolves 102 at Minneapolis: Anthony Davis and Jrue Holiday scored 27 points apiece, and New Orleans snapped a four-game losing streak with a victory over Minnesota.
Davis grabbed eight rebounds and Holiday had nine assists and five boards as well. Ryan Anderson chipped in with 26 points and the Pelicans turned 12 turnovers into 21 points while turning the ball over just four times themselves.
Magic 117, Hawks 110 (OT) at Atlanta: Nikola Vucevic scored 25 of his 28 points after halftime, and Orlando rallied from 20 points down to beat Atlanta in overtime, helping the Magic beat the Hawks for the second time in two nights.
Thunder 122, Suns 106 at Phoenix: Kevin Durant scored 25 of his 32 points in the second half and Oklahoma City pulled away in the final four minutes to hand Phoenix its eighth consecutive loss.
The Suns, losers of 23 of their last 25 games, were in it most of the way and led by as many as six late in the third quarter. But Durant sank two 3-pointers in a 16-4 Oklahoma City run to finish the game.
DEVELOPMENT
Warriors’ Ezeli has surgery: Golden State backup center Festus Ezeli was scheduled to undergo exploratory surgery on his sore left knee Monday and will be sidelined for an undetermined length of time, coach Steve Kerr said. Ezeli has missed the past five games with soreness in the knee.
Marreese Speights will move from power forward to center to back up starter Andrew Bogut, as he did early last season when Ezeli was out. The Warriors play the Houston Rockets tonight at Oracle Arena.