Heat’s road streak ends in loss to Clippers

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Griffin had 24 points and 14 rebounds for his 30th double-double, and the Los Angeles Clippers surprised Miami 111-105 Wednesday night, ending the Heat’s 13-game road winning streak.

Eric Gordon added 26 points and Baron Davis had 20 points and nine assists for the Clippers, who led virtually the entire game against the NBA’s second-best team. It was just the 13th win of the season for Los Angeles.

“Beat the Heat!” the sellout crowd stood and chanted in the closing seconds.

Dwyane Wade scored 31 points, LeBron James added 27 and Chris Bosh had 26 points and 13 rebounds for the Heat, who had also won nine in a row overall.

The Clippers repelled all of Miami’s threats, the most dramatic coming with 6:37 to play.

James appeared to hurt his left leg on a drive to the basket when he got blocked and his momentum carried him out of bounds past the baseline. He hobbled back onto the court wincing while the Heat still had the ball and sank a 3-pointer from the left corner. After a timeout, James returned to the game.

A 3-pointer by Mario Chalmers again drew the Heat within two, but the Clippers then scored six in a row to lead 103-95 with 4:17 left. Griffin had four points, with Davis sandwiching a fast-break driving layup in between.

With the sellout crowd hanging on every possession, Chalmers and Griffin were called for offsetting technicals when they tangled with 4:32 to go.

A three-point play by James and a 3-pointer by Bosh got the Heat within four, but Gordon calmly made two free throws to seal the stunning win.

Los Angeles won its third in a row and eighth in its last 11, while notching its 10th home win nearly halfway through the season.

The Clippers led by 11 early in the third, when Miami twice got within three, mostly by making nine of 10 free throws.

But the Clippers outscored the Heat 8-3 over the final 3:23 to lead 86-78 going into the fourth. Gordon scored four in a row, and rookie Al-Farouq Aminu had the crowd roaring when Eric Bledsoe stole the ball and fed him for a fast-break dunk.

The Clippers outplayed the Heat in the first half, helped by their transition game and the high-energy crowd. Their 44 points in the first quarter, when they shot 77 percent, were a season high and their 68 in the first half tied a season best.

The Heat’s shooting improved to 60 percent in the second quarter, but they trailed by 21 near the start before cutting their deficit to 68-58 at the break.

Los Angeles owned a 24-12 edge in the paint and led by 18 in the opening quarter. Miami’s lone lead came when the Heat scored the game’s first three points.

Notes: Miami has scored at least 90 points in 18 straight games. … The Heat fell to 6-1 against the Pacific Division this season, and had their 11-game winning streak against the division dating to last season end. … Miami’s road win streak was the second-longest in franchise history. … It was the Clippers’ fourth sellout of the season. … Celebs on hand included Rihanna, Jessica Alba, Billy Crystal and Lisa Leslie.