(The Sports Xchange) — Chris Paul had 26 points and a game-high 12 assists to help the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Miami Heat 110-93.
Blake Griffin added 26 points, while center DeAndre Jordan contributed 12 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.
Miami trailed by 24 points early and never got closer than 14 points.
Forward Chris Bosh led the Heat with a game-high 28 points, including 18 in the first half.
Guard Mario Chalmers, who had led the Heat in scoring the past three games while replacing injured starter Dwyane Wade, was held to 13 points.
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Kings 103, Bulls 88
DeMarcus Cousins had 22 points and 14 rebounds for his fifth straight double-double as the Sacramento Kings ended the Chicago Bulls’ road dominance with a 103-88 victory.
Rudy Gay scored 20 points and added seven rebounds despite playing with a painful left Achilles’ tendon.
A day after the Kings formally announced Gay’s three-year, $40 million contract extension, he made seven of 10 shots from the field and grabbed seven rebounds.
Jimmy Butler had 23 points and eight assists for Chicago (8-4), who were trying to become the first Bulls team to record seven straight road victories to start the season.
Sacramento (7-5) won for just the second time in six games.
