Clippers win 10th straight, beat Heat 104-90 without DeAndre Jordan
- 8 years ago
No matter how much adversity the Los Angeles Clippers have experienced lately, they just keep winning.
Backup center Cole Aldrich had 19 points and seven rebounds in place of an ailing Jordan, and the Clippers used a thunderous third-quarter surge to beat the Miami Heat 104-90 Wednesday night for their 10th straight victory.
"It's easy to start feeling sorry for yourselves when you don't have Blake and D.J.," coach Doc Rivers said.
Jordan was sidelined because of pneumonia, ending the NBA's longest active consecutive games played streak at 360.
The eight-year veteran, who led the league in rebounding the past two seasons, had the second-longest streak in franchise history behind Randy Smith's 595 straight games with the Buffalo Braves.
Los Angeles is 9-0 since Griffin, the team's leading scorer, went down with a partially torn tendon in his left quad.
Overall, the Clippers are 21-8 when the five-time All-Star has sat out due to injury or suspension — including a 9-6 mark last season.
Backup center Cole Aldrich had 19 points and seven rebounds in place of an ailing Jordan, and the Clippers used a thunderous third-quarter surge to beat the Miami Heat 104-90 Wednesday night for their 10th straight victory.
"It's easy to start feeling sorry for yourselves when you don't have Blake and D.J.," coach Doc Rivers said.
Jordan was sidelined because of pneumonia, ending the NBA's longest active consecutive games played streak at 360.
The eight-year veteran, who led the league in rebounding the past two seasons, had the second-longest streak in franchise history behind Randy Smith's 595 straight games with the Buffalo Braves.
Los Angeles is 9-0 since Griffin, the team's leading scorer, went down with a partially torn tendon in his left quad.
Overall, the Clippers are 21-8 when the five-time All-Star has sat out due to injury or suspension — including a 9-6 mark last season.