INDIANAPOLIS - Doc Rivers believes the Los Angeles Clippers have all the components to make a title run. Joe Flacco Jersey .They can score from inside or outside and they can rebound. The missing piece is consistent defence — and that nearly cost them on Wednesday night.The Clippers blew a 15-point, first-half lead and nearly gave away a 20-point lead in the final 14 minutes before hanging on for their ninth straight win — 103-96 over the struggling Indiana Pacers.Defend. Thats how we fix it, Coach Rivers said when asked to explain what happened. Thats not that hard. They can do it and theyve done it. So, theyve shown they can do it, and they will do it.Los Angeles (16-5) won in typical fashion.Jamal Crawford scored 18 points, including a critical 20-foot, off-balance jumper with 1:50 to go that made it a two-possession game.Blake Griffin had 17 points, including a key free throw during the final stretch, and added 10 rebounds and five assists. DeAndre Jordan finished with 12 points and a season high 19 rebounds, and Chris Paul had eight points and 15 assists — one short of the season high he established Saturday.But the short-handed Pacers (7-15) simply refused to let the Clippers pull away. C.J. Miles scored a season high 30 points, Lavoy Allen had 14 points and 13 rebounds, and Luis Scola had 12 points and 14 rebounds.It wasnt quite enough to pull of the comeback.While Rivers challenged his backups to protect leads better, Pacers coach Frank Vogel was contemplating how to get more out of his starters and possible lineup changes.Somethings got to change for us to get off to better starts, Vogel said. That group is struggling. Its not clicking.The discrepancy was so clear-cut Wednesday that Vogel didnt even bother putting his starters in for the stretch run.After the backups helped Indiana rally from a 15-point first-quarter deficit to take a 45-44 lead, the starters got outscored 10-4 in the final minutes of the first half.Roy Hibberts 19-foot jumper to start the second half cut the deficit to 54-51, but the Clippers answered with a 16-5 run to take a 14-point lead. Jordan Farmars 3-pointer with 1:52 left in the third quarter made it 82-62.But the Pacers second unit started the fourth quarter on a 12-4 spurt, closed to within five, fell behind 95-87 with 3:42 to play and then made one more rally. Scolas layup with 3:09 got the Pacers within three, and Allens 20-foot jumper with 2:00 to go made it 98-96.Crawford then answered with the jumper, and the Pacers never scored again.The key was that we didnt get rattled, Paul said. We dont want to lose leads of 15 or 20 points, but in an 82-game season, its going to happen. The important thing is we still got the win.TIP-INSClippers: Los Angeles came in leading the NBA in 3-point shooting at 38.5 per cent. However, they were just 4 of 15 from beyond the arc at halftime and finished 7 of 24 (29.2 per cent) for the game.Pacers: Whats wrong with the Pacers? Donald Sloan, once the starting point guard, didnt play against the Clippers. Hibbert and power forward David West, who recently returned from injuries, were ineffective. And the Pacers still dont have starting guard George Hill back from a knee injury.UP NEXTIndiana visits Toronto on Friday.Los Angeles visits Washington on Friday.SLOW STARTS: Indiana has been one of the NBAs worst first-quarter teams this season. On Wednesday, the Pacers had two slow starts — one in each half. Indiana was outscored 19-7 in the first 5:12 of the game and 16-7 over the first 5:03 of the third quarter.STYLE POINTS: The key to the Clippers is scoring 100 points. They are now 15-1 when scoring at least 100, and just 1-4 when they do not. Custom Baltimore Ravens Jerseys . They actually finished with a better record in ‘07 than they did in ‘06 but only marginally, going from 61 victories to 66. Jonathan Ogden Jersey . The English Football Association had charged the German right back with violent conduct after retrospectively reviewing video evidence of an incident that was missed by match officials at Craven Cottage on Saturday. http://www.officialbaltimoreravenspro.com/Ray-lewis-ravens-jersey/ . -- A deflected pass that landed in DeSean Jacksons hands.Troy Deeney has described Watfords decision to sack Quique Sanchez Flores as crazy and hailed his now former head coach. The Hornets confirmed last week that Flores would leave his role after only a year, despite keeping the newly-promoted side in the Premier League and leading the club to a 13th-placed finish.Deeney, who has scored 13 league goals in his first top-flight season, pointed out that other big clubs such as Sunderland have battled against relegation while Watford have coasted. He told Sky Sports: Weve never really flirted with relegation and our gaffers been sacked. Its one of those crazy ones. Deeney says Flores spell as manager has to be considered a success His time here has been a success. Weve had 16 new players and hes made it seem effortless.Sunderland have been in the bottom-three and managed to stay up, and Sam Allardyce is being hailed as a great manager, which he is, for keeeping them up. Baltimore Ravens Jerseys. Flores] has brought me on a lot as a player and a person, and I have nothing but gratitude. Deeney scored 13 Premier League goals this season Watford had a strong start to the season, which arguably kept them in the division, but took only their eighth point from a possible 30 over the last 10 games of the season with a 2-2 draw against Sunderland on the final day.Deeney said: Its been very difficult to drive forward with that same focus at some times.Maybe weve left some 50/50 tackles out there in recent games whereas we were winning the 30/70 tackles against us at the start of the season.This is human nature and it doesnt take away from the achievements of the club. Also See: Watford video Watford fixtures Watford stats Get a ￡10 free bet! 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