Knicks beat Clippers 106-100 behind Rose and Bullock

<p>LOS ANGELES &mdash; Derrick Rose scored 25 points off the bench, Reggie Bullock added 24 and the New York Knicks beat the Los Angeles Clippers 106-100 on Sunday to snap an eight-game skid at Staples Center.</p>
<p>Bullock made five 3-pointers against his former team and RJ Barrett had four on his way to 18 points. The Clippers are the NBA’s best 3-point shooting squad, but they were just 12 of 35.</p>
<p>Kawhi Leonard led the Clippers with 29 points. Paul George added 18 and Nicolas Batum had 13 as the playoff-bound team’s two-game winning streak ended in its home finale of the regular season.</p>
<p>The Knicks led by 10 early in the fourth, when they made three 3-pointers, and the Clippers dissolved in miscues and misses.</p>
<p>Leonard returned to the game with 5 1/2 minutes left, scoring five in a row to pull the Clippers to 96-90. He and George combined to score all of the Clippers’ final 15 points. Leonard’s 3-pointer cut the Knicks’ lead to 104-100, but Taj Gibson made a pair of free throws to seal it.</p>
<p>Julius Randle finished with 14 points and 14 rebounds for the Knicks, who had plenty of supporters cheering despite the limited attendance.</p>
<p>Trailing 62-61, the Knicks outscored the Clippers 18-12 to close the third leading 79-74. New York’s run was fueled by four 3-pointers, including three by Bullock, to give the Knicks their largest lead to that point.</p>
<p>The Knicks missed their first seven shots of the game while the Clippers raced to a 10-point lead. But the Knicks recovered to tie it up before falling behind by nine in the second quarter.</p>
<p>TIP-INS</p>
<p>Knicks: Won for first time at Staples since Nov. 20, 2010. … Alec Burks (left knee contusion) and Immanueal Quickley (left ankle sprain) sat out.</p>
<p>Clippers: Split the season series after winning 129-115 on the road. </p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Knicks: Stay in Los Angeles to play the Lakers on Tuesday night.</p>
<p>Clippers: Face Toronto on Tuesday night in Tampa, Florida, in the opener of a four-game trip to close the regular season.</p>
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