DALLAS -- DeAndre Jordan and Blake Griffin found a way to win without Chris Paul.
Cheap MLB Jerseys . The big men for the Los Angeles Clippers are going to have to keep it up because their star guard will
be out at least a few weeks. Jordan scored a career-high 25 points to match
Griffin, and the Clippers rallied to beat the Dallas Mavericks 119-112 Friday
night after losing Paul when he separated his right, shooting shoulder. Jordan
and Griffin combined for 10 points on a 16-2 game-closing run to wipe out a
110-103 deficit in the final 4 minutes. Jordan was 11 of 14 from the field and
had 18 rebounds, while Griffin added 15 boards. Then they found out that Paul,
who had 19 points at halftime, will be out three to five weeks. Coach Doc Rivers
said Paul could be out longer and will go to Los Angeles for evaluation while
the Clippers head to San Antonio to face the defending Western Conference
champion Spurs on Saturday night. "It changes for everybody," said
Darren Collison, who figures to start in Pauls place and had a season-high 22
points in his first game against the Mavericks after playing one season in
Dallas. "Everybodys got to step up and play big. But well be fine."
Dirk Nowitzki was a game-time decision with a sprained left ankle but hit six of
his first seven shots and had 14 points at halftime on his way to 24 for the
Mavericks, who were up 13 in the first half and didnt trail until the third
quarter. After Shawn Marion put the Mavericks up 110-103, Griffin had an
alley-oop dunk on an assist from Jordan, and Jordan followed with a three-point
play. Nowitzki broke a 110-all tie with a jumper, but Griffin sent the Clippers
back in front for good on a three-point play. He was 11 of 13 on free throws.
"Theyve got those two big guys and I know its a load, but weve got to do a
better job," said Dallas guard Monta Ellis, who had 13 points and nine assists.
"That was a tough one." The Mavericks missed six of their last seven shots and
had two late turnovers, including one when Ellis dribbled off himself with
Jordan guarding him and the Clippers up 115-112. "As hard as we worked to get
the lead back up to seven in the fourth, we just gave it up too easy," Dallas
coach Rick Carlisle said. "Defensively, they went right through us, and
offensively, without getting stops, the shots get harder." With the Clippers
leading by two, Paul was tripped by Ellis while dribbling around a screen. He
rolled over and stayed on the floor holding his shoulder while being attended to
by trainers. Paul stayed down for about a minute before going to the locker room
with 6:43 remaining in the third quarter. "I dont think you could find one guy
in the league, maybe LeBron or whoever, but besides that theres no one guy who
can make up with what Chris brings," said backcourt mate Jamal Crawford, who had
15 points and a jumper that pulled the Clippers even at 110. "For us we have to
lean on each other." The Mavericks had a season high for points in a half but
led just 70-67 at the break. Paul made his first five shots -- all from 3-point
range -- before a miss from beyond the arc in the final seconds of the first
half. Jordan had three of the Clippers five dunks in the first half, but Los
Angeles kept giving up easy slams to a Dallas team that doesnt make a habit of
them. Marion, who finished with 20 points, had two of the Mavericks five
first-half dunks. NOTES: Marion passed the 17,000-point mark and joined
Hakeem Olajuwon, Karl Malone and Kevin Garnett as the only players with at least
17,000 points, 9,000 rebounds, 1,500 steals and 1,000 blocks ... Collison had
five steals in the New Years Day win over Charlotte. It was his first five-steal
game since Nov. 27, 2012, in his only season with Dallas ... With their recent
3-0 trip, the Mavericks swept at least three games on the road for the first
time since February 2011, their championship season. ... Nowitzki scored in the
first quarter for the first time in four games.
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