Published on Saturday, January 16, 2010
By Daily Bulletin Staff Writer
That aura around Staples Center on Saturday could only be generated by the visit of LeBron James.
Or was it?
Karma, ghosts, apparitions and more joined in the act in a strange prelude to the Clippers' game against Cleveland.
Then came the lead that went poof into the night.
Delonte West's tip-in with 2:50 left gave Cleveland its first lead of the second half and Baron Davis' 21-foot jump shot at the buzzer hit nothing but air as the Cavaliers scored a 102-101 victory in front of a sellout crowd of 19,277.
With Clippers bodies vanishing one after another, they got a career high-matching 33 points from Rasual Butler and 28 more from Eric Gordon (29 is his season high) but couldn't hold off a furious comeback.
James scored 23 of his 32 points in the second half for Cleveland.
Mo Williams added 18 points and West had 14 for the Cavaliers (31-11).
Forward Craig Smith played through a scary fall to add 16 points for the Clippers (17-22), who missed their final three shots
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