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LOS ANGELES -- The Miami Heat played the final minutes
the way championship teams are supposed to. The Los
Angeles Clippers are still perfecting the art of closing
out games against the elite teams. LeBron James had 31
points, 12 assists and eight rebounds, Ray Allen hit a
clinching three-pointer in the final minute, and the Heat
snapped a five-game road losing streak against the
stubborn Clippers with a 116-112 victory on Wednesday
night. Allen had 15 points off the bench for the two-time
defending NBA champions, who began a six-game road trip
that will be interrupted four games in by the All-Star
break. Dwyane Wade, one of seven Miami players scoring in
double figures, had 14 points and eight assists in his
700th regular-season game. The Heat had lost 10 of their
previous 12 road games against the Clippers, and hadnt
beaten them at Staples Center since Dec. 9, 2007. Los
Angeles, coming off Mondays stinging 116-115 loss at
Denver on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer by ex-Clipper Randy
Foye, got a season-high 43 points and 13 rebounds from
Blake Griffin and 31 points from Jamal Crawford. DeAndre
Jordan extended his franchise record of consecutive
double-digit rebound performances to 29 games with 16
boards and 16 points. The Pacific Division champions are
11-6 since Chris Paul went down with a separated right
shoulder on Jan. 3 at Dallas. With Darren Collison and
Crawford replacing Paul and J.J. Redick (sore right hip)
in the starting lineup, the Clippers bench produced only
two points -- a 20-foot jumper by Jared Dudley with 3:17
left in the first quarter -- until Willie Green hit a
pair of free throws to pull Los Angeles within 91-84 with
9:51 to play. Allen, who holds the NBA record for career
three-pointers, converted a four-point play after Green
fouled him behind the arc. That extended Miamis lead to
99-87 with 8:07 remaining. His second three, a rainbow
from the left corner, made it 112-107 with 42.4 seconds
to go. "Thats when the talent kicks in," James said. "The
play was broken down a little bit, but D-Wade made a heck
of a play by getting into the paint, and Ray just kept
moving into his favourite spot -- one of those corners.
D-Wade found him with a great pass, and Ray nailed it."
Allen, in his 18th NBA season, played in his 1,271st
regular-season game and overtook John Havlicek for 19th
place all-time. "Hes a pro and he takes care of himself.
Hes in just phenomenal shape, and he can run forever,"
said Clippers coach Doc Rivers, who had Allen for five
seasons with the Celtics. "What impressed me the most
when we were in Boston was his professionalism and his
ability to make big shots. Ray could go 0 for 20, or 20
for 20, and the next day hed be the first guy in the gym,
shooting all of his shots from his exact spots at the
exact speed. Ray lives that." The Clippers, who held
Miami to just two field goals over the first 7:47 of the
fourth quarter, narrowed the gap to 99-95 with a 10-0 run
capped by Griffins tip-in with 5:15 left. But James
responded with a three-pointer and a layup 53 seconds
apart. "Obviously weve had our battles with Doc, being in
the Eastern Conference for so long, so we know how well
his team is going to be prepared," James said. "I think
it was just our mental toughness, especially in the third
quarter when they made their run. We just stayed composed
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offensively." The Heat opened the third quarter with an
11-5 run that extended their seven-point halftime lead to
73-60. Wade set up an alley-oop dunk by James, and Mario
Chalmers hit a three-pointer from in front of the
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period. Chalmers basket put all of Miamis starters in
double-figure scoring. Griffin led all scorers in the
first half with 22 points and Crawford added 18,
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had some turnovers, including myself. I mean, I was the
main culprit (with seven), and Ive got to be more
conscious of that and not turn the ball over so much."
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combined 126-62 record -- Portland and division leaders
Miami, Toronto and San Antonio. ... Miami improved to 8-2
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behind his claim that his teams nickname honours Native
Americans. Snyder said Monday hes creating a foundation
to assist American Indian tribes, even as some in that
community continue to assert that the name "Redskins" is
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