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Los Angeles, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Jamal Crawford had 23 points off the bench and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied for a 102-98 win over the Denver Nuggets on Monday night. Blake Griffin was a rebound shy of a triple double, posting 14 points, 10 assists and nine boards for the Clippers, who have won five straight games. Chris Paul added 15 points and eight helpers in the triumph. LA trailed by eight going into the fourth. Ty Lawson tallied 19 points and 11 assists, while Wilson Chandler provided 18 points and 10 boards for Denver, which has dropped seven consecutive games. After Arron Afflalo tied the game with a jumper with 2:16 left, Matt Barnes gave the Clippers the lead with 1:24 remaining following a short jumper. Crawford was fouled from beyond the arc on LAs next trip up the floor and sunk all three shots with 49 ticks on the clock for a five-point cushion. Chandler converted a floater and two Darrell Arthur free throws with 6.7 seconds to go clawed Denver within 99-98. Crawford split a pair of foul shots at the other end, but rebounded his own miss on the second attempt. He then sunk two bonus shots to seal the outcome. Chandler netted the first eight points of the game as Denver raced off to the early lead before taking a 31-20 advantage following a quarter of play. Griffin slammed home a Paul alley-oop pass to cap an 18-4 second-quarter run for a 46-45 Clippers edge late in the first half. Griffins dunk in the waning seconds of the second staked LA to a 50-47 cushion heading into the break. Kenneth Faried split two free throws to finish off an 11-0 Denver surge midway through the third for a 62-56 Denver margin. The Nuggets were up 77-69 after three. Game Notes The Clippers have won 11 of their last 14 games on the heels of a 4-6 stretch ... Denver won five consecutive contests prior to its losing skid ... LA held a 50-42 points in the paint edge. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! .I shared with him how much I appreciated all he had done for us, Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge said of that Thursday night farewell. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! . Dallas also Monday recalled defenceman Aaron Rome from his conditioning assignment with the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League and assigned goaltender Jack Campbell to the AHL squad. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку!. Dallas also Monday recalled defenceman Aaron Rome from his conditioning assignment with the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League and assigned goaltender Jack Campbell to the AHL squad. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! . Hoffman, the former star closer, will evaluate and help co-ordinate all pitchers at Double-A, Triple-A and the big league team. Byrnes says Hoffman "will be a key part of finishing the development of our younger pitchers. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! . The post-season, Pierce said repeatedly, is no time to panic. And the Heat, apparently, are nothing to fear.The Orlando Magic have opened this homestand with back- to-back victories and will try to go 3-0 Sunday evening when they host the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors have won two straight and clinched a playoff berth for the first time since the 2007-08 season. They are 2 1/2 games in front of the Brooklyn Nets in the race for the Atlantic Division title. "We are excited about it. If you told me in year one that we would be knocking on the door of the playoffs in a rebuilding situation, I take my hat off to all the guys who have come through here. DeMar DeRozan and Amir Johnson especially who have been here through it all," said Raptors coach Dwane Casey. On Friday, the Raptors completed a home-and-home sweep of the Boston Celtics with a 105-103 victory in Toronto. Johnsons putback layup with 7.1 seconds left proved to be the difference for the Raptors. DeRozan scored 30 points and Terrence Ross donated 17 as the Raptors came off a nine-point win in Boston on Wednesday. Greivis Vasquez and Jonas Valanciunas had 15 and 13 points, respectively, while Johnson poured in eight with eight rebounds. The Raptors have won six straight against the Magic, including both games this season. Toronto has taken two in a row in Orlando and four of the last six in central Florida. The Magic started the residency with a 10-point win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday, then earned an overtime victory Friday over the Charlotte Bobcats.dddddddddddd Arron Afflalo drilled a game-tying 3-pointer late in regulation and Jameer Nelson netted five points in overtime, as the Magic came from behind to beat the Bobcats, 110-105, at Amway Center. Orlando trailed by as many as 16 points in the first half and didnt take its first lead until Nikola Vucevic knocked down back-to-back buckets for a 91-89 edge with 4:46 remaining. In overtime, Charlottes Kemba Walker hit a hook shot with 2:41 left for a 101-99 lead, but Nelson drilled a trey at the other end to give Orlando the lead for good, as the Magic held the Bobcats to just one field goal the rest of the way. Vucevic posted 24 points and a season-high 23 rebounds, while Afflalo finished with 17 points for the Magic. Nelson finished with 11, followed by 15 from Tobias Harris, 14 out of Victor Oladipo and 13 from Kyle OQuinn. "Tonight was an impressive win for us after kind of a lackluster start," Afflalo said. "I do think its important that these last nine games or so that we build some momentum, build some better habits just in case the core group of guys are back (next year)." ' ' '