Jordan’s dunk with 15 seconds left lifts Clippers past Hawks
DeAndre Jordan made a dunk on a pass from Chris Paul with 15 seconds left, and the LA Clippers beat the Atlanta Hawks 85-83.
Kyle Korver’s pull-up 3-pointer had put the Hawks ahead 82-81 with 24 seconds left.
Al Horford went 1 for 2 at the line to make it 85-83 with 7.3 seconds left, and Paul Pierce threw the ball away with 6.2 seconds left. Paul Millsap then missed a driving layup at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Hawks outscored the Clippers 14-11. Jeff Teague scored 7 of the Hawks’ 14 on 3 for 3 shooting.
Jamal Crawford scored 21 points (12 in the paint) off the bench. Jordan added 13 points and 19 rebounds, and Wesley Johnson had 7 points and a season-high 6 steals.
For the Hawks, Teague scored 16 points on 7 for 10 shooting.
The Clippers held the Hawks to 83 points and outscored them 39-12 off the bench. The Hawks turned it over 23 times, about 8 more than usual for this many possessions. The Clippers outscored the Hawks 29-18 in 14 minutes with Crawford, Johnson, Aldrich, Rivers and Prigioni on the floor together.