Clippers Beat Wizards, 123-108

LOS ANGELES, March 18 -- Eric Gordon scored 15 of his 26 points in the third quarter, Baron Davis tied a career high with 20 assists and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied to beat the Washington Wizards, 123-108, on Wednesday night.

Steve Novak added 21 points for the Clippers, and Davis added 11 points and eight rebounds.

Antawn Jamison led Washington with 24 points and brought the Wizards within two with 6 minutes 1 second remaining. But that's the closest they would get.

The Clippers scored 37 points in the third quarter behind Gordon, Chris Kaman and Novak. Los Angeles erased an eight-point halftime deficit by hitting seven three-pointers in 10 tries in the quarter. Gordon had four threes, Kaman added eight points in the quarter, and Novak, who was 7 for 11 overall, had six points in the period.

Kaman, sidelined for most of the season by a left foot injury, provided some much needed relief for the Clippers in the middle.

The Wizards clogged the lanes on defense, forcing Los Angeles to take outside shots. That worked against the Clippers in the first half, as Gordon and Davis were limited to five points each on 4-for-14 shooting.

But Gordon started hitting threes.

Novak started the third with a three-pointer in transition, and Gordon added back-to-back three-pointers to pull the Clippers within three, 68-65.

The Wizards (16-53) play at Denver on Friday, the third stop on a four-game road trip.