Paul George scored 23 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter, including a tiebreaking jumper with 7.1 seconds left, and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied from a 26-point deficit to beat the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers 120-118 on Sunday.
George blocked Darius Garland's layup with 1.7 seconds left, and the Clippers sealed the comeback victory after Max Strus missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.George finished with 11 rebounds and seven assists for Los Angeles , which has won three straight and six of its last seven games. James Harden scored 22 points, Norman Powell and Terance Mann added 14 points apiece, and Ivica Zubac had 14 points and 11 rebounds.Darius Garland led Cleveland with 28 points.
The Clippers moved ahead 118-115 after Amir Coffey's 3-pointer with 47 seconds remaining capped a 10-0 run.Los Angeles played without forward Kawhi Leonard, who missed his fourth straight game due to right knee inflammation.Cleveland guard Donovan Mitchell sat out due to left knee injury management on the second night of a back-to-back.In the first quarter, Los Angeles led 33-31 before Cleveland closed on a 7-0 run to move ahead 40-33. Strus had 12 points in the period.
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