Clippers Rally In 4th Beat Pistons 104-98

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Updated: November 27, 2014

Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond (0) shoots a free throw during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers in Auburn Hills, Mich., Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

The Los Angeles Clippers used a rally in the fourth quarter to beat the Pistons 104-98.

Clippers were coming off of a win against the Charlotte Hornets and they clinched another win on a very long road trip. Click here to read about the Clippers last win.

They outscored the Pistons 32-25 in the final and Chris Paul scored 14 of his 23 points in the third. The Clippers shot 64.7 percent from the field in the last 12 minutes, including a 5-for-7 finish from 3-point range.

“That would be enough against a Pistons team that’s now lost six straight and has dropped all five games they’ve allowed at least 100 points. This is also the seventh straight win for the Clippers against the Pistons. “

Coach Doc Rivers said this, regarding Detroit’s sixth loss in a row, to ESPN after the game:

“Winning a game in the NBA is hard,” Clippers coach Doc Rivers said. “Those guys are professionals, and they want to break that streak, so it was going to be tough. If we hadn’t embraced that, we wouldn’t have won this game.”

“I’ve never been in this situation,” a frustrated Van Gundy said.

Blake Griffin answered with a dunk for Los Angeles, and after a Pistons miss, Paul knocked down a 3-pointer to make it a seven-point game. Crawford applied the finishing touches, blocking a Caldwell-Pope shot before hitting a 3 at the other end.

“I’m just trying to be a better all-around player,” said Crawford, who played his college ball an hour away at Michigan. “Early in my career, I had the mentality that I could outscore everyone, but now I really take pride in my defense. If I’m not locked in, I get upset with myself.”

The Clippers will take on the Houston Rockets tomorrow in Houston. Hopefully the Clippers can add another win to their belts.

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