End of the series of 17 consecutive wins of Clippers
1.09.2013
Los Angeles Clippers broke their series of 17 consecutive wins in the NBA after stepped in the visit of Denver with 78:92 points.
Clippers finished their perfect December series with 16:0 victories, with which equaled with the team of San Antonio Spurs from season 1995/1996 and Los Angeles Lakers from 1971/1972. Clippers series was the longest since that of Boston - 19 consecutive success between 15 November and 23 December 2008.
For the team from Los Angeles is first loss since Nov. 26. Danilo Galinari was most useful for Denver with 17 points, Kenneth Faried finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Andre Miller added 12 points and 12 assists.
For the winners, it was the 10th home win in 11 games. Blake Griffin distinguished with 12 points and 9 rebounds for the Clippers, DeAndre Jordan scored 11 points and Chris Paul - 10 points.
New York Knicks beat Portland with 105:100 points, although Carmelo Anthony scored 45 points for the hosts and debut for the season made Amare Stoudemire. Nicolas Batum was marked by 26 points for Portland and Damiyan Lilard added 21 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds. Stoudemire returned to the team of Knicks after knee surgery, playing nearly 17 minutes and scored 6 points.
Los Angeles Lakers lost from Philadelphia with 99:103 points. The winners Dzhru Holiday recorded 26 points and 10 assists, while Evan Turner added 22 points and 13 rebounds.
"Lakers" have only 15 wins in their first 31 games this season. Josh Smith scored 23 points in the third and led Atlanta to success against New Orleans.
Vince Carter scored 23 points, and Dallas beat Washington with 103:94 points, breaking their series of six straight losses. Chris Kaman added 12 points for Dallas, while Shawn Marion distinguished with 11 points and 14 rebounds. Bradley Beal had 22 points for Washington.
Meetings of the regular season championship of the National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada:
Washington - Dallas - 94:103
New York Knicks - Portland - 100:105
Detroit - Sacramento - 103:97
New Orleans - Atlanta - 86:95
Denver - LA Clippers - 92:78
Lakers - Philadelphia - 99:103
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