Published on Wednesday, February 03, 2010
By Whittier Daily News Staff Writer
ATLANTA - Joe Johnson scored 34 points, Jamal Crawford added 22 and the Atlanta Hawks overcame a nine-point, fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Clippers 103-97 on Wednesday night.
Chris Kaman and Eric Gordon each scored 17 points as the Clippers finished an eight-game trip with just two wins and have dropped 13 of 15 away games.
Marcus Camby, the NBA's third-leading rebounder, had 20 rebounds for Los Angeles, but a miscommunication with Baron Davis caused the point guard to call the Clippers' final timeout with 2:16 remaining.
Camby apparently didn't break free soon enough to help Davis move the ball away from two defenders that had him pinned near the midcourt sideline.
Because he feared committing a 5-second turnover, Davis called timeout. He complained to Camby, who nodded his head in agreement, as the two teammates walked to Los Angeles' bench.
The possession ended as Davis badly missed a layup from the right side
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