Locked On Heat

The Los Angeles Clippers jumped on the Heat early and led most of the game, cruising past the fading Heat 119-104 at Kaseya Center in Miami.  Tyler Herro scored 31 points and Andrew Wiggins added 22 for the Heat, who fell 2 1/2 games behind Atlanta in the race for the No. 7 spot and most advantageous play-in position in the East.  Bogdan Bogdanovich scored a season-high 30 points and Ivica Zubac added 26 points and 14 rebounds.  James Harden contributed 24 points, 11 assists and 8 rebounds for the Clips, who won for the 4th time in 5 games.  The Clippers were again without coach Tyronn Lue, who has missed three straight games while dealing with back pain, and Heat-killing star Kawhi Leonard, who rested on the 2nd night of a back-to-back.  The Heat are 9-19 in their last 28 games. Miami has lost a season-high 5 in a row, and 6 of their last 7. This is just the 4th losing streak of 5 games or more for the Heat in the last 7 years.  The Clips went on a 13-4 run over a three-minute span of the fourth quarter push