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Sunday, Mar. 12 9:00pm ET
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) _ Lamar Odom scored 14 of his game-high 29 points during the fourth quarter as helping the Los Angeles Clippers break a 19-game road losing streak with a 112-103 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night. The Clippers, trailing after three periods, broke an 83-83 tie by scoring seven straight points, capped by Odom's three-point play with 8:01 remaining, and never looked back. Neither team held a lead of more than four points in the game until that play. Los Angeles won the season series against Golden State, 3-1. The Clippers have won five straight games in Oakland since last losing here to the Warriors on Dec. 22, 1996. The Warriors had won 11 straight games when leading after three quarters, becoming the final NBA team this season to lose when ahead going into the fourth. The Clippers made 12 of their first 15 shots in the pivotal final quarter to run up a 105-94 lead with 2:40 to play. Odom hit 10 of 19 shots from the field as the Clippers shot 52.8 percent for the game. Eric Piatkowski tossed in 20 points in 26 minutes off the bench. Larry Hughes paced the Warriors with 30 points and 10 rebounds. Donyell Marshall added 22 points and nine rebounds. The Clippers won for only the third time in 31 games, while the Warriors lost their sixth straight. Warriors clung to a 49-48 lead at the half, getting 11 points and seven rebounds from Hughes. Tyrone Nesby kept the Clippers in the game with 14 first-half points on 7-of-14 shooting, while Michael Olowokandi grabbed all of his game-high 12 rebounds in the first half. ^Notes@: The Warriors scored 100 points for the first time in 11 games. ... Hughes suffered a mild sprained left ankle in the second quarter, but on the floor to start the second half. ... The Clippers are now 2-37 when trailing at the half. ... The Clippers did not commit their first turnover until three minutes into the second quarter. ... The Warriors are 0-16 when opponents shoot better than 50 percent.
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