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SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Halfway through the regular season, the San Francisco 49ers know theres a sense of urgency in get things turned around.You could point fingers at anybody, 49ers safety Eric Reid said Tuesday. But thats not what were going to do. Were going to keep our focus on making the playoffs. We have to keep being persistent.Sundays 13-10 home loss to the St. Louis Rams means the 49ers (4-4) have little margin for error in the race for a playoff spot.They missed a chance to pull into a tie with the Seattle Seahawks for second place behind Arizona in the NFC West.San Franciscos faces Seattle twice and Arizona once in its final eight games.The 49ers travel to New Orleans to face the Saints, who are also 4-4, on Sunday.I think well respond, 49ers fullback Bruce Miller said. Well have a good week of practice. Were ready to do whatever we need to do to win. I definitely think were at a point where games become more must-wins. We have to get ourselves into a better spot.Four of the next five games are against teams that are .500 or worse. The final three games are against teams that have winning records.Right now its still the same, San Francisco cornerback Perrish Cox said. Well come in this week and get into a winning mindset. We know what position we are in and we need to stay on the same page and turn this thing around.One of the frustrating things about Sundays game for the 49ers was how well the defence played and how close the team came to scoring the winning touchdown late in the game.Colin Kaepernick fumbled into the end zone in the final seconds.We got him across the line, Miller said. Its just we got over without the ball. We need to be more efficient. We need all 11 guys on the same page. Were not always that way and its always someone different.Under coach Jim Harbaugh, the 49ers got off to strong starts and reached the NFC championship game in each of the past three years.Weve been in similar situations, where we felt we needed to do something different, Miller said. Weve been able to come together when things got tough and win some football games.With an offensive line in flux — Marcus Martin made his NFL debut at centre against the Rams — the 49ers have not been able to establish their running game behind Frank Gore, who has 472 yards on the season and has not scored a touchdown since Sept. 28 against the Philadelphia Eagles.Gores pace would leave him shy of 1,000 yards and would be his lowest rushing total since 2010, when he was only available for 11 games. Hes averaging 4.1 yards a carry.We all have fingerprints on that game, Reid said of the loss. We had a blown coverage that led to a touchdown. Well get it together and get rid of the mistakes. 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I always try to come in and just play as hard as I can and keep proving people wrong.Chris Bosh scored 34 points and Dwyane Wade had 17 points on 5-of-15 shooting and 10 assists to help the Heat end a three-game road skid..Whiteside signed with the Heat as a free agent around Thanksgiving and has played four games in the D-League this season. The Clippers were among the teams that turned down his workout request.We didnt look at him before, me and 29 other teams, Clippers coach Doc Rivers said. Hes playing terrific.They had no answer for the 7-foot Whiteside in his third year out of Marshall. His offensive display ran the gamut from tip-ins to dunks to jumpers. About the only thing Whiteside didnt do was try a 3-pointer. He was 10 of 13 from the field and 3 of 4 from the line in 28 minutes.He changed shots down low on defence and got us offensive rebounds, putbacks, dunks, layups, and did a really good job of controlling the paint, Bosh said.Blake Griffin scored 26 points and Chris Paul had 23 points and nine assists for the Clippers. They had won two straight and six of their previous eight.Paul, Matt Barnes, DeAndre Jordan and Jamal Crawford were whistled for technical fouls and the team spent much of the game barking at the referees.The Clippers took a 19-6 lead, helped by 3-pointers from J.J. Redick, who finished with 14 points, and two by Paul. From there, it was all Miami.Thats the thing that is so frustrating, Griffin said. We started the game well and just didnt do a good job after that.Whiteside replaced Chris Andersen halfway through the first and propelled the Heat on a 24-10 spurt, including 13 in a row when Jordan and Paul earned technicals, to give Miami a 30-29 lead. Whiteside was 5 of 6 from the floor and had six rebounds in 6 minutes in the quarter.We gave him too many easy buckets right at the glass, Griffin said. He played extremely well. His efficiency was great. He was the biggest difference in the this game.Miami ran off the first eight points of the second quarter, extending its lead to 38-229.dddddddddddd A pair of free throws by Andersen completed a 25-point swing for the Heat, having gone from 13 down in the first to up 12 in the second.I was also scanning the court to see if I can find my guys open shots, Wade said. We were able to get the shots we wanted, not turn the ball over and that made us focus more on defence.The Clippers got no closer than six before the Heat scored six straight to lead by 12 again before Redicks 3-pointer left Los Angeles trailing 62-53 at the break. Led by Whitesides 10 rebounds, Miami owned a 25-11 edge on the boards, including 16-8 on the defensive glass.Hes been a game changer ever since he put on a Heat jersey, Wade said. We needed that. Weve been looking for that big guy for a while.The Heat stretched its lead to 15 — largest of the game — in the third during a 9-0 run in which Whiteside hit a turnaround hook from 11 feet. On the defensive end, he blocked Griffin. Whiteside played most of the fourth, when he earned his fifth foul.The Clippers got within seven with 2 minutes left only to watch Bosh hit a 3-pointer and keep the Heat ahead 100-90 as Miami fans chanted, Lets go Heat! In the game, the Heat controlled the boards, 46-27.It gave them too many bullets, Griffin said.TIP-INSHeat: The official scorer took one of Whitesides rebounds away and give it to Wade. ... The Heat record for rebounds by a bench player is 19 by Jamaal Magilore at Toronto on April 13, 2011. ... Whitesides previous highs were 14 points and 10 rebounds. ... Bosh equaled his season high in points. ... The Heat split the season series 1-1. ... They improved to 5-9 against the West.Clippers: They shot 57 per cent in the opening quarter. ... They went 6-3 on their nine-game homestand that began on Christmas Day, the longest such stand in franchise history and longest in the NBA this season. We were hoping to be a lot better, Paul said.STAYING THE COURSEThe Clippers are known for their fast starts, so being down 13 points right away was no surprise for Miami.We had to get set into our defence, make a few adjustments, be a little smarter, and offensively just continue running our stuff, Wade said. We got back in it pretty fast, and from there we played a helluva game. No matter what shots were made or not made, we just kept playing this game.QUOTE OF THE DAYI almost tore my rotator cuff trying to get our guys to go. — Rivers.UP NEXTHeat: At Lakers on Tuesday night.Clippers: At Portland on Wednesday night. ' ' '