Paul George scored 27 points (11 in the first quarter), and the LA Clippers rallied from 17 points down in the first quarter to beat the Miami Heat 112-109 for their sixth straight win.
The Clippers trailed 38-21 with 1:25 left in the first quarter. They outscored the Heat 91-71 the rest of the way.
The Heat had the ball down 3 with 3.9 seconds left, but Nicolas Batum stole the ball from P.J. Tucker. A 3-pointer would have tied the game.
During clutch time, the Clippers outscored the Heat 13-6. Reggie Jackson (No. 7 in clutch points, 2021-22) scored 7 of the Clippers’ 13 on 1 for 2 shooting and 4 for 4 at the line.
Jackson scored 22 points. Eric Bledsoe added 21 points and 3 blocks, and Ivica Zubac had 18 points (14 in the paint) and 11 rebounds on 7 for 10 shooting. The Clippers had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Heat, Bam Adebayo had 30 points and 11 rebounds on 12 for 18 shooting, and Kyle Lowry added 25 points. Tyler Herro scored 23 points. Lowry scored 22 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter. The Heat had 3 20-point scorers.
The Clippers shot 47.3% from the field and 29.7% from 3 to the Heat’s 44.3% and 22.0%.