(MENAFN- Kora) The Spurs and the Clippers - first and third in the Western Conference respectively - extended their impressive winning streaks with San Antonio winning 122-104 over the Utah Jazz, while LA trumped the Cleveland Cavaliers 102-80
Blake Griffin (21 points, 11 rebounds) notched a double-double for the Clippers on his 25th birthday, while he also claimed eight assists
The Clippers leapt out to a 27-18 lead at the end of the opening quarter and Cleveland could not match the hosts from then on, going down by 22 points as Griffin and his team-mates notched their 11th consecutive victory
With a 48-20 win-loss record, the Clippers remain three wins behind San Antonio, who had Manu Ginobili (21 points), Tim Duncan (16) and Tiago Splitter (14, plus 10 rebounds) perform in their 18-point win over Utah
The Spurs made it 10 wins in a row to stay two games ahead of the second-placed Oklahoma City Thunder in the West
The Thunder suffered a shock 109-86 loss to the Dallas Mavericks
In the Eastern Conference, Miami claimed just their second win in seven matches thanks to a strong fourth quarter from Ray Allen, as the Heat triumphed 113-104 over the Houston Rockets
Down by two points with a quarter to play, the Heat outscored Houston 34-23 in the fourth term with Allen scoring 14 points for the hosts
Allen finished with 25 points, including four three-pointers, while Dwyane Wade and LeBron James both scored 24 for Miami
Dwight Howard (21 points, 14 rebounds) was the Rockets' main player
Miami moved to within three wins of the Indiana Pacers at the top of the Eastern Conference, while Houston are fourth in the West
The Charlotte Bobcats defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 101-92, the New Orleans Pelicans needed overtime to prevail 121-120 over the Boston Celtics and the Golden State Warriors edged out the Portland Trail Blazers 113-112
In other results, the Minnesota Timberwolves accounted for the Sacramento Kings 104-102 and the Phoenix Suns defeated the Toronto Raptors 121-113
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