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LOS ANGELES -- Chris Paul had 27 points and 11 assists and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied to beat Miami 95-89 in overtime Wednesday night, dealing the Heat a second straight extra-time loss. Ugg Boots Boxing Day . Blake Griffin had 20 points and 12 rebounds, Caron Butler added 20 points, and Chauncey Billups had 12 for the Clippers, 9-2 against Miami at home since 2001-02. DeAndre Jordan had 11 rebounds. LeBron James had 23 points and 13 rebounds for the 200th double-double of his career, Mario Chalmers added 18 points, Dwyane Wade 17 and Chris Bosh had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Heat, who lost at Golden State in OT a night earlier. The Heat have lost their last four games against the Clippers at Staples Center. The Clippers outscored the Heat 9-3 in the extra session, when James, Bosh and Wade missed on a combined seven shots and the team was 1 for 10. Miami coach Erik Spoelstra got ejected after a technical foul with five seconds left. Miamis Big Three struggled in the fourth quarter, too, combining to go 3 for 8 as the team went 4 of 12. The Clippers led by two with 27 seconds left in regulation before James tied it 86 on a free throw. The Clippers called their final timeout and Paul dribbled around with James hounding him before putting up a shot that missed as time expired, forcing the Heat to the third overtime of their trip. James missed three consecutive baskets in overtime and he was 6 of 10 from the line in the final 5:49 of regulation. Chalmers hit a three-pointer for Miamis only points in the extra session. Jordan scored four points and Butler had three in OT. With the Clippers trailing 84-83, Billups got fouled by James on a three-pointer with 27 seconds left in regulation and made all three free throws. The Clippers finished 17 of 23 from the line, while the Heat were 20 of 34. The Heat won two video reviews in the final 16 seconds of regulation, but they failed to make a field goal in the final 7:32. Neither team led by more than three points in a physical fourth quarter that featured Wade knocking Paul to the court and Norris Cole and Mo Williams colliding. The Clippers ended the third quarter with a 12-9 spurt, capped by Paul whipping a pass across the lane to Jordan for a baseline dunk that sent them into the final 12 minutes leading 70-69. Paul and Butler combined for 10 of the Clippers 12 points in the run. Notes: Paul evened his career rivalry with good friend James at six wins apiece. ... The game drew a standing room only crowd of 19,341. The Clippers have sold out all five of their home games and 17 straight dating to last season. ... Celebs attending included Rihanna, Chris Rock, Billy Crystal, Sinbad, Gabrielle Union, and former Los Angeles Angels teammates Jered Weaver and John Lackey. Union is Wades girlfriend. . Bringing his multifaceted game to a new audience in England, Forte ran for 145 yards and a touchdown, and the Bears held on to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24-18 on Sunday in the fifth annual NFL regular-season game at Wembley Stadium. [url=http://www.boxingbootsforsaleuk.com/]Ugg Boots Boxing Day Sale . Boston surprised the Stars early, jumping out to a 2-0 lead before Montreal responded to cut the lead in half heading into the first intermission. The Stars mananged to tie the game 2-2 heading into the final frame after a Catherine Ward marker. Cheap Houston Astros Jerseys . Top Picks: Over the last three seasons, C Claude Giroux has put up 216 points, the fourth-best total in the league. Even with an offseason finger injury, Giroux is a good bet to be among the top scorers in the league, making him a No. Cheap Jerseys . JOHNS, N.TORONTO -- The message was the same from every corner of Torontos locker-room -- the Raptors need to close out their games better. Tony Parker scored 34 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter, as the San Antonio Spurs dealt Toronto its third-straight loss, 113-106, on Wednesday. "The last three games, the Laker game, the Knicks game and this game, we put up a Hell of a fight," said Toronto forward Amir Johnson. "We just got to learn how to finish out the games. "We always come up with the short end of the stick." Johnson echoed the sentiments of Raptors head coach Dwane Casey, who was frustrated by Torontos play at key points in the second half. "What weve got to learn how to do is execute," Casey said. "It was 95-90, we got a steal, we go down and get a double dribble call. "Even if we get a lay-up its a three point and one possession game. Executing down the stretch." Parker and forward Tiago Splitter led the Spurs (21-9) in the fourth as they pulled away from the Raptors. Parker went 8-for-8 from the free-throw line in the final quarter, while Splitter scored eight of his 13 points. Point guard Jose Calderon had 16 points and 11 assists for Toronto (9-22). DeMar DeRozan led the Raptors with 29 points, while Johnson had 10 points and seven rebounds. Calderon and DeRozan scored six consecutive points to bring the Raptors as close as 97-96, but Toronto was unable to take the lead at any point in the fourth. "I think weve got to take the next step in the next few games," Calderon said. "Weve got to play the way weve been playing the last few games here at home, from the beginning and I think weve improved. "I think our team is better, even with those hard losses." Even San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich felt the Raptors deserved a better fate. "Toronto was right there," Popovich said. "Theyve had some tough luck in the last couple of games. Theyre playing terrific defence, theyre playing together on offence. Its going to happen for those guys. I was really happy for (Dwane) Casey and the group to see how well theyre playing. "Its just hard getting over that hump but theyre going to do it." Parker added 14 assists as San Antonio extended its winning streak to nine games, wwhile shooting guard Danny Green had 13 points and seven rebounds. Wholesale NFL Jerseys. The game was the Spurs fifth straight on the road, part of a nine-game trip through the month of February while the rodeo is in San Antonio. San Antonios last 10 points of the game were all scored from free throws as Parker, Manu Ginobli and Gary Neal were all sent to the line by the Raptors. Toronto returned from halftime with hot shooting hands. The Raptors did not miss a field-goal attempt in the first seven minutes of the third quarter, going 10 for 10. The scoring streak was highlighted by DeRozans reverse alley-oop dunk from Calderon to make it 66-64 for the Spurs and ignite the crowd of 15,999. "I just wanted to win," DeRozan said. "I thought we all definitely wanted to come out and win, try to set a statement and come out after the halftime strong and make a push." James Johnson tied it up for Toronto on the next play with a layup at the 6:10 mark of the quarter. Unfortunately for the Raptors, they then missed three consecutive shots and San Antonio went on an 11-2 run to pull away again. At the end of three, the Spurs had reclaimed an 83-78 lead. Toronto native Cory Joseph entered the game for the Spurs with 3:20 left in the second quarter to a small ovation. Joseph is the eighth Canadian NBA player to play at least a game in his home country. San Antonio built a 55-45 lead by half behind the play of its guards. Parker had 12 points and eight assists in the first two quarters, while Green led the Spurs with 13 points and seven rebounds. Former Raptors forward Matt Bonner came off the bench to loud applause from the crowd with 2:32 left in the first quarter. Bonner scored a three-pointer seconds later. San Antonio led 25-17 after 12 minutes of play. Notes: The Raptors continue to suffer through a series of injuries. Forward Andrea Bargnani is out indefinitely with a strained left calf and guard Jerryd Bayless missed his fourth-straight game with a sore left ankle. Forward Linas Kleiza was inactive with a sore left knee, as opposed to his right knee that was surgically repaired on Dec. 26. ... The Spurs lineup featured two potential starters for the Canadian national team with Joseph and Bonner. Bonner has applied for Canadian citizenship. ' ' '


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