National Basketball Association
L.A. Clippers 112, Chicago 95
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, January 24, 2014
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Officials:
#40 Leon Wood, #23 Jason Phillips, #18 Matt Boland
Attendance:
21755
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Clippers 112, Bulls 95: Blake Griffin scored 26 points and J.J. Redick added 18 as visiting Los Angeles ended Chicago's winning streak at three.
Griffin also had team highs of 13 rebounds and seven assists while Redick produced 11 points in the first quarter, when the Clippers set the tone by racing to a 41-26 lead. Jamal Crawford contributed 19 points off the bench and Darren Collison finished with 17 while DeAndre Jordan recorded 10 points and 12 boards.
Carlos Boozer returned from a one-game layoff to produce 22 points and nine rebounds for the Bulls. Taj Gibson came off the bench to score 18 points, Mike Dunleavy had 17 and Joakim Noah registered 12 points and 13 rebounds.
Reddick and Matt Barnes combined to go 6-for-7 from long range in the first quarter and Redick added another 3-pointer midway through the second to make it 51-37. Dunleavy nailed back-to-back triples in the middle of the third to help Chicago crawl within 11 points but Los Angeles scored the first nine points of the fourth to grab a 101-80 lead.
The Bulls, who had won nine of their previous 11 games, made one last push to get within 101-88 on Noah's hoop with 7:13 left. Griffin grabbed Crawford's miss and scored and then fed Crawford for a 3-pointer that made it 110-93 with 3:39 to go as Los Angeles cruised to its fourth straight win in Chicago.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Clippers shot 73.7 percent in the opening 12 minutes, a season high for any quarter. ... Barnes had 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting, part of a 53.9 percent showing for Los Angeles. ... Chicago had a 46-40 advantage on the boards, recording 20 on the offensive end.
Top Game Performances
L.A. Clippers |
|
Chicago |
Blake Griffin 26 |
Scoring |
Carlos Boozer 22 |
Blake Griffin 7 |
Assists |
Joakim Noah 7 |
Blake Griffin 13 |
Rebounds |
Joakim Noah 13 |
Jamal Crawford 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Mike Dunleavy 3 |
Matt Barnes 1 |
Steals |
Jimmy Butler 2 |
Ryan Hollins 1 |
Blocks |
Taj Gibson 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
L.A. Clippers
|
112 |
53.9 |
13-21 |
17-26 |
26 |
40 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
Chicago
|
95 |
43.0 |
6-19 |
9-11 |
27 |
46 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
Upcoming Games
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Chicago will play their next game on the road against Charlotte. The Bulls 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 Toronto. The Clippers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.