Clippers hand Spurs just their 9th loss of season
Chris Paul had 28 points and 12 assists hours after attending a funeral in Oklahoma, and the Los Angeles Clippers led all the way to beat visiting San Antonio 105-86 on Thursday night, snapping the Spurs’ winning streak at six games.
Paul scored 18 points in the quarter and also had nifty assists on a three-pointer by Crawford and an impressive dunk by DeAndre Jordan.
Just before the game, Paul returned from Oklahoma City, where he attended the funeral of Ingrid Williams, wife of Thunder assistant coach Monty Williams.
Clippers head coach Doc Rivers and son Austin, along with Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, Tim Duncan and David West, also traveled to the funeral.
LeBron James scored 25 points and barely missed a triple-double, and Kevin Love added 15 points and 15 rebounds for host Cleveland.
James had nine rebounds and nine assists in 35 minutes for the Cavs, who lost their first two matchups with Chicago this season.
The Bulls are missing three key players — Jimmy Butler, Nikola Mirotic and Joakim Noah — because of injuries.
Sean Marks, a former Cal center who became the NBA’s first player from New Zealand, is leaving the Spurs to undertake the rebuilding of the Nets.