National Basketball Association
L.A. Clippers 119, Philadelphia 98
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, March 27, 2015
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Officials:
#11 Derrick Collins, #15 Bennett Salvatore, #74 Curtis Blair
Attendance:
16070
By SportsDirect Inc.
Clippers 119, 76ers 98: Chris Paul had 25 points and seven assists as visiting Los Angeles ran its winning streak to six games.
DeAndre Jordan collected 17 points and 20 rebounds while J.J. Redick had 19 points for the Clippers, who moved two games ahead of San Antonio for fifth place in the Western Conference. Matt Barnes finished with 15 points and four steals and Blake Griffin had 10 points and eight assists as Los Angeles claimed its seventh consecutive win in the series.
Nerlens Noel continued his hot play with a career-high 30 points and 14 rebounds to lead Philadelphia, which was outrebounded 56-40. Ish Smith added 18 points and nine assists while Luc Richard Mbah a Moute chipped in 13 off the bench.
Paul was 5-of-6 from the floor - including 2-of-3 from long range - and handed out four assists to help the Clippers claim a commanding 34-19 lead after one quarter. The gap was 18 late in the second before the 76ers finished the first half on a 13-3 run to get within 62-54 at the break.
Los Angeles regained control with the first eight points of the third - four apiece by Paul and Griffin - and it held the hosts without a field goal for the final six-plus minutes to end on a 19-4 run and carry a 94-68 lead into the fourth. Reserve Hedo Turkoglu buried a 3-pointer to begin the final quarter and the Clippers coasted from there.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Noel has recorded three straight double-doubles, averaging 19.3 points and 13 rebounds in that span. ... Jordan was 5-of-17 at the line, but his teammates went 14-of-14. ... Paul, Redick and Barnes combined to go 9-of-19 from 3-point range.
Top Game Performances
L.A. Clippers |
|
Philadelphia |
Chris Paul 25 |
Scoring |
Nerlens Noel 30 |
Blake Griffin 8 |
Assists |
Ish Smith 9 |
DeAndre Jordan 20 |
Rebounds |
Nerlens Noel 14 |
DeAndre Jordan 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Nerlens Noel 6 |
Matt Barnes 4 |
Steals |
Robert Covington 2 |
DeAndre Jordan 2 |
Blocks |
Luc Mbah a Moute 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
L.A. Clippers
|
119 |
53.7 |
12-29 |
19-31 |
28 |
56 |
2 |
8 |
17 |
Philadelphia
|
98 |
41.9 |
11-31 |
15-27 |
17 |
40 |
1 |
11 |
15 |
Upcoming Games
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Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against Cleveland. The 76ers have a W/L % of .222 after a win and .255 after a loss.
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L.A. Clippers will play their next game on the road against Boston. The Clippers have a W/L % of .638 after a win and .692 after a loss.