National Basketball Association
L.A. Clippers 127, Philadelphia 91
When: 10:30 PM ET, Saturday, January 3, 2015
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials:
#14 Ed Malloy, #16 David Guthrie, #73 Tre Maddox
Attendance:
19060
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Clippers 127, 76ers 91: Chris Paul had 24 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds as Los Angeles rolled past visiting Philadelphia.
J.J. Redick scored 17 points and Blake Griffin added 15 as the Clippers won at home for the 11th time in 12 games. Jordan Farmar contributed 13 points, six assists and three steals, Jamal Crawford chipped in 12 points and DeAndre Jordan collected 10 rebounds as Los Angeles defeated the 76ers for the ninth time in the last 10 meetings.
Tony Wroten had 27 points and seven assists and Robert Covington scored 23 points for Philadelphia, which was missing point guard Michael Carter-Williams with a shoulder injury. Luc Richard Mbah a Moute scored 14 points and JaKarr Sampson added 10.
Farmar scored the first seven points of the fourth quarter as Los Angeles held a 21-point lead with 10:07 remaining. The onslaught continued and Reggie Bullock’s 3-pointer pushed the lead over 30 with 2:47 left before the Clippers closed it out by scoring the final 10 points.
Los Angeles led by 19 points early in the second quarter before settling for a 62-53 edge as the break. A 10-0 burst in the third helped the Clippers go up by 14 points and they increased the margin to 17 before taking an 88-74 advantage into the final stanza.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Clippers were 15-of-37 from 3-point range with Bullock, Paul and Redick each making three. … The 76ers committed 21 turnovers, leading to 32 Los Angeles points. … Jordan has 10 or more rebounds in 30 of his 34 games.
Top Game Performances
Philadelphia |
|
L.A. Clippers |
Tony Wroten 27 |
Scoring |
Chris Paul 24 |
Tony Wroten 7 |
Assists |
Chris Paul 12 |
Nerlens Noel 12 |
Rebounds |
DeAndre Jordan 10 |
Tony Wroten 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Chris Paul 7 |
Robert Covington 1 |
Steals |
Jordan Farmar 3 |
Nerlens Noel 1 |
Blocks |
Spencer Hawes 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Philadelphia
|
91 |
40.5 |
9-25 |
18-26 |
17 |
45 |
1 |
7 |
21 |
L.A. Clippers
|
127 |
54.1 |
15-37 |
20-26 |
33 |
43 |
3 |
13 |
9 |
Upcoming Games
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L.A. Clippers will play their next game at home against Atlanta. The Clippers have a W/L % of .591 after a win and .833 after a loss.
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Philadelphia will play their next game at home against Cleveland. The 76ers have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .107 after a loss.