National Basketball Association
Indiana 106, L.A. Clippers 92
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 18, 2014
Where: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
Officials:
#45 Brian Forte, #74 Curtis Blair, #8 Marc Davis
Attendance:
18165
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Pacers 106, Clippers 92: Paul George poured in 36 points on 12-of-17 shooting as host Indiana snapped Los Angeles' five-game winning streak.
Lance Stephenson collected 22 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists for the Pacers, who have won four straight overall and 10 in a row at home. Danny Granger added 12 points and fellow reserve C.J. Watson chipped in 11.
Jamal Crawford scored 22 points off the bench for the Clippers, who shot 39.8 percent overall and were 5-for-20 from 3-point range. Blake Griffin tallied 19 points and eight rebounds and DeAndre Jordan added 12 points and 17 boards.
Los Angeles led by as many as seven points early before the Pacers settled in and George rattled off eight points during a 15-0 run to open a 10-point advantage. George had 20 at halftime and Indiana had extended the lead to 57-41 while shooting 52.3 percent.
The Pacers were reeling toward the end of the third quarter as forward David West's ejection for a flagrant-2 foul and foul trouble among Indiana's remaining big men left them short-handed. The Pacers went without a field goal for the final 4:09 of the quarter as Los Angeles trimmed the deficit to 78-68, but a 10-0 run early in the fourth quarter put it away and George added the punctuation by wowing the home crowd with a 360 windmill dunk to make it 96-74 with less than six minutes remaining.
GAME NOTEBOOK: West was ejected after throwing an elbow at Griffin just before the halftime buzzer. … Jordan has collected double-digit rebounds in 19 straight games. … Griffin has scored in double figures in 42 straight games dating to last season.
Top Game Performances
L.A. Clippers |
|
Indiana |
Jamal Crawford 22 |
Scoring |
Paul George 36 |
Darren Collison 4 |
Assists |
Lance Stephenson 7 |
DeAndre Jordan 17 |
Rebounds |
Lance Stephenson 12 |
Blake Griffin 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Paul George 7 |
Jamal Crawford 1 |
Steals |
Paul George 3 |
DeAndre Jordan 2 |
Blocks |
Roy Hibbert 5 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
L.A. Clippers
|
92 |
39.8 |
5-20 |
21-24 |
17 |
39 |
4 |
3 |
13 |
Indiana
|
106 |
45.8 |
9-19 |
21-22 |
17 |
48 |
8 |
5 |
12 |
Upcoming Games
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Indiana will play their next game on the road against Golden State. The Pacers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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L.A. Clippers will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Clippers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.