No matter how much adversity the Los Angeles Clippers have experienced lately, they just keep winning.<br />Backup center Cole Aldrich had 19 points and seven rebounds in place of an ailing Jordan, and the Clippers used a thunderous third-quarter surge to beat the Miami Heat 104-90 Wednesday night for their 10th straight victory.<br />"It's easy to start feeling sorry for yourselves when you don't have Blake and D.J.," coach Doc Rivers said.<br />Jordan was sidelined because of pneumonia, ending the NBA's longest active consecutive games played streak at 360.<br />The eight-year veteran, who led the league in rebounding the past two seasons, had the second-longest streak in franchise history behind Randy Smith's 595 straight games with the Buffalo Braves.<br />Los Angeles is 9-0 since Griffin, the team's leading scorer, went down with a partially torn tendon in his left quad.<br />Overall, the Clippers are 21-8 when the five-time All-Star has sat out due to injury or suspension — including a 9-6 mark last season.
