CLEVELAND -
Jamal Crawford scored 24 points, making a pair of 3-pointers in the
fourth quarter, and Chris Paul had 15 assists as the Los Angeles
Clippers ran away in the final period and beat the Cavaliers 105-89 on
Friday night for their first win in Cleveland since 2002.
The Clippers had lost 10 straight at Quicken Loans Arena.
Blake Griffin had 16 points and 11 rebounds as the
Clippers, having their best season in franchise history, won their
fourth in a row. After Griffin scored on a monster dunk - off a lob from
Crawford - to put Los Angeles ahead by 23, Clippers coach Vinny Del
Negro pulled his starters with 4:19 left.
Rookie Dion Waiters scored 17 for the Cavs, who played their third straight game without injured All-Star Kyrie Irving.
