from the door to the bus," Spoelstra said. "Those 10 steps were about as tough as it gets."

PORTLAND, Ore. Joe Namath Rams Jersey . -- LaMarcus Aldridge wasnt even sure he was going to play against the
Clippers.
Portlands top scorer and rebounder had his wisdom teeth removed on
Sunday. So on Thursday night he was still in some pain. Worse, he hadnt
had much to eat. But Aldridge came out and had 32 points and 10 rebounds
for the Trail Blazers in a 116-112 overtime victory over the Clippers.
"Ive had nothing but soup for the last four days," he lamented. "So I
was a little worried about my energy levels."
In the end, he didnt even have a turnover as the surprising Blazers
upped their record to an NBA-best 24-5. Portland has won seven of their
last eight games, and theyve dropped just two at home this season.
The Clippers, playing the second of a back-to-back, mounted a challenge
after trailing by as many as 11 points in the fourth quarter.
Blake Griffin had 35 points and 11 rebounds, while Chris Paul finished
with 34 points and 16 assists.
Aldridge hit a fadeaway with 39 seconds left in overtime and Portland
went ahead 110-109.
Griffin missed a layup on the other end before Nicolas Batum made a pair
of free throws to make it 112-109 with 26.5 seconds to go. After
Griffin dunked to narrow it again, Damian Lillard made two free throws
for Portland.
Portland clung to a 114-112 lead with 13.4 seconds left and padded it
with Wesley Matthews foul shots. Paul missed a 3-point attempt as time
ran out.
Aldridge scored all of Portlands field goals in overtime, and finished
with his ninth game this season with at least 25 points and 10 rebounds,
second only to Minnesotas Kevin Love.
As for his teeth? "Its a little bit throbbing," he shrugged.
It was the second of back-to-back losses for the Clippers. Earlier
Thursday, the NBA said its referees made a mistake when they ejected
Griffin in the teams 105-103 loss to the Warriors on Wednesday night.
Griffin got his second technical with 10:43 left after scuffling with
Andrew Bogut, following Warriors forward Draymond Green to the showers
after they got into it at the end of the third.
"A common foul should have been called on Griffin for initially
attempting to dislodge the Warriors Andrew Bogut and a technical foul
should have been assessed to Bogut for grabbing Griffin by the shirt and
wrestling with him," Rod Thorn, the NBAs president of basketball
operations, said in a statement.
Clippers coach Doc Rivers said he thought Griffin handled the situation
well.
"Everyone is a target at some point in their career," Rivers said. "You
just have to play through it."
It was the second ejection for the Clippers in as many games. Forward
Matt Barnes was ejected with 56 seconds left in the third quarter of a
120-116 OT win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night. Barnes
fouled Love.
"Its a long season. Were in a bad ejection rut right now," Rivers said.
"Well get out of it."
No one got tossed on Thursday.
Mo Williams made back-to-back 3s to give Portland a 34-22 in the first
half. The Clippers responded with a 9-0 run to close to 34-31, but
Aldridge scored six straight points in an 8-2 run and Portland stretched
the margin to 42-33.
Pauls 3-pointer closed the Clippers to within 47-46 at the intermission.
Dorell Wright hit a 3-pointer that gave the Blazers an 84-75 lead early
in the fourth quarter.
But the Clippers clawed back in, and Pauls pull-up jumper made it 97-96
for Los Angeles first lead of the second half. After Aldridges tip-in,
Paul added another jumper to give the Clippers a 99-98 lead then nailed a
step-back 21-footer from the corner with 9.3 seconds left.
Undaunted, Batum hit a 3-pointer to tie it at 101 with 5.3 seconds to
go. Paul missed a 17-footer to send the game into overtime.
"I got right where I wanted to -- I probably tricked myself too much, I
dont even know if they had a foul to give," Paul said. "And with five
seconds left I think I went a little too quick because I thought they
were going to try and use one of their fouls. I didnt think I would end
up as wide open as I was -- Ive got to make that shot. "
Notes: The game was the first of three meetings between the two teams
this season. The Clippers claimed last seasons series 3-1. ... The
Clippers 14 first-quarter points are the fewest theyve scored in the
first quarter. ... DeAndre Jordan finished with 19 rebounds before
fouling out in overtime. ... Barnes also fouled out in OT.

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all.MINNEAPOLIS -- The Miami Heat walked into Target Center with a big
problem over the previous two games -- they had been dominated on the
glass.
That was two games too many for LeBron James.
The reigning NBA MVP had 21 points, eight assists and 14 boards for his
first double-digit rebounding game of the season, leading the Heat to a
103-82 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night.
Dwyane Wade had 19 points and five rebounds in his return from a
two-game absence and the Heat controlled the glass until garbage time
after getting hammered on the boards by Detroit and Chicago in
consecutive losses. James 14 boards were the most hes had for the Heat
in a regular season game.
"Dont talk about it, just go do it," James said. "To me, when I say it, I
go and make it happen."
Kevin Martin scored 19 points for the Timberwolves. But they sorely
missed Kevin Love, who was with his family following the death of his
grandmother on Wednesday night.
The Wolves shot a franchise-low 29.3 per cent while the Heat made 55 per
cent of their shots to overcome 20 turnovers.
"We didnt play very tough tonight," Martin said. "The champs showed us
how its done."
The Heat havent lost three in a row in the regular season since January
2012. And James wasnt about to revisit that slide.
"We dont like losing back-to-back games, and we definitely dont want to
lose three in a row," James said. "So it was a good pick-up game after
the loss to Chicago."
The Heat were bludgeoned on the boards 49-27 by the Bulls on Wednesday
night and 46-34 by the Pistons on Tuesday night. Heat coach Erik
Spoelstra spoke on Saturday morning of needing all five players on the
floor to attack the glass because they dont have a singular rebounding
force like the Wolves do.
Despite having to go to the bench earlier than usual with two fouls in
the first quarter, James still managed to rack up 10 rebounds before the
first half was over. He posted his highest regulaar-season rebounding
total since his last season in Cleveland, when he grabbed 16 against
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Minnesota just barely won the rebounding battle, 45-44. But the Heat won
on the defensive glass, 37-28.
The night was punctuated in the third quarter when Wade threw a pass off
the glass to a soaring James for a 71-57 lead.
"He came out with force," Spoelstra said of James. "And it was on both
ends. He was active, he was over the top with his athleticism. Some of
the rebounds were up over the crowd, playing out of the post, but also
in transition playing in a different motor."
Wade missed the previous two games, first with knee soreness and then
because of an illness. He suffered a scare in the first quarter when he
appeared to bang his right knee as he crashed to the court. He writhed
in pain for a few minutes, but was able to get up and keep going.
The Heat play at Detroit on Sunday, but it wasnt certain that Wade would
play. Spoelstra likes to rest him on back-to-backs to reduce the wear
and tear on his knees.
Nikola Pekovic had 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Wolves, who were
playing after a game against San Antonio in Mexico City on Wednesday
night was postponed due to smoke in the arena.
Minnesota point guard Ricky Rubio struggled mightily with one point on
0-for-4 shooting, six assists and six turnovers.
"It seems like we were scared," Rubio said. "That cant happen."
NOTES: Chris Bosh had nine rebounds for the Heat. ... Love is expected
to practice Sunday and be in uniform for the Wolves next game against
the Pistons on Tuesday. ... The Heat stayed in a hotel just across the
street from the arena, but took a bus for the morning shootaround as
most teams do. Spoelstra usually walks when hes here. But a wind chill
that dipped to 15-below zero made him think otherwise. "I had to make it
from the door to the bus," Spoelstra said. "Those 10 steps were about
as tough as it gets."

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