By Juan Blanco
A trio of 20-point performances helped the 12th-seeded Miami Heat rally to upset the No. 5-seed Los Angeles Clippers, 91-84, in Las Vegas Summer League playoffs Thursday at Thomas and Mack Center.
Second-year big-man Okaro White totaled 23 points and eight rebounds, undrafted point guard Justin Robinson finished with 22 points, six assists and four steals and Gian Clavell scored 20 points as Miami (4-1) overcame a 10-point first-quarter deficit to outscore the Clippers in each of the next three quarters.
The Clippers (3-1) outshot the Heat, 44 to 41.7 percent, and led on the boards, 44-36, but were outscored in the second half, 51-41.
Brice Johnson, a 2016 first-round pick, led the Clippers with 13 points and six rebounds. Jamil Wilson scored 11 points and Kendall Marshall added 10 points, four assists and four rebounds.
Miami plays the Phoenix Suns-Memphis Grizzlies winner Friday in the quarterfinals.
