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Big Shot Billups lands winning blow for Clippers

CHAUNCEY Billups delivered on his reputation as "Mr Big Shot" with a game-winning three-pointer with one second remaining to give the Los Angeles Clippers a 91-89 home victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday.

In a wild final minute that saw the Mavericks erase a five-point deficit on a pair of three-pointers from Jason Terry, Billups responded to help the Clippers see off the defending champions even without injured point guard Chris Paul.

A former Finals MVP known for rising to the occasion at key moments, Billups took a handoff from Blake Griffin on his team's final possession and drained the winner.

"It was a great play," Billups told reporters after finishing with 21 points and eight rebounds. "It's a great win for us in our third game in three days. It got a little crazy at the end but we got the win."

Terry had given Dallas the one-point lead on a three-pointer with five seconds to play.

The Mavericks had a final inbounds chance but could not convert a lob as they lost their second straight game on a final-second shot after falling to the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday.

Paul sat out a third game with a hamstring injury, but Mo Williams came up big with a team-high 26 off the bench for the Clippers (8-4), who were coming off a painful 29-point defeat to Utah.

DeAndre Jordan added 19 and Griffin tallied 14 points, 17 rebounds and seven assists. Dirk Nowitzki and Delonte West had 17 apiece for Dallas (8-7).

In Washington, John Wall scored 25 points, Nick Young had 24 and Jordan Crawford added 18 to lead Washington to a 105-102 victory over Oklahoma City, ending the Thunder's seven-game winning streak and giving the Wizards just their second win of the season.



 

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