LOS ANGELES — Blake Griffin scored 31 points, Chris Paul recorded a triple-double, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Utah Jazz 107-101 Monday night at Staples Center.
Paul finished with 13 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds as the Clippers (3-1) beat the Jazz (1-3) for the 10th time in a row.
Los Angeles guard Jamal Crawford, who missed Sunday’s loss to the Sacramento Kings due to sore ribs, scored 19 points. Crawford also passed the 15,000 mark for career points with a fourth-quarter bucket.
Forward Gordon Hayward had 27 points to lead Utah. Center Enes Kanter chipped in 17 points and nine rebounds, and guard Alec Burks added 16 points.
As they have in their previous three games, the Clippers started well, building a double-digit lead, before blowing it.
Los Angeles led 56-43 at the half, shooing 55 percent (22 of 40) from the floor compared to 44.7 percent (17 of 38) for the Jazz. The Clippers also connected on eight of 15 (53.3 percent) from behind the 3-point arc to three of 12 (25 percent) for Utah.
In the third, the Clippers led 62-49 after a dunk by center DeAndre Jordan. The Jazz answered with a 13-0 run, punctuated by a 3-pointer from Hayward and Kanter’s free throw after a foul by Jordan on the same play, tying the score at 62 with 4:34 remaining in the quarter.
A 3-pointer by reserve guard Reggie Bullock, who finished with 12 points, gave the Clippers a 73-70 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Utah stayed within striking distance in the fourth, but Los Angeles started pulling away midway through the quarter with Griffin and Crawford leading the way. The Jazz closed within three after a three-point play by guard Trey Burke with 15.5 seconds remaining, but a free throw by guard J.J. Redick, a Jazz turnover and a Paul layup clinched it for the Clippers.
For the game, Los Angeles shot 41 of 81 (50.6 percent), and Utah hit 36 of 77 (46.8 percent).
NOTES: Jazz coach Quin Snyder is encouraged by the progress being made by reserve G Dante Exum, the No. 5 pick of the 2014 draft. “I’ve got confidence in him, but I just think his development, like any young guy, is going to be up and down. But I have no doubt it’s tracking in the right direction,” Snyder said. … Clippers G Chris Paul is the first player to record 28 assists with one turnover in the opening three games, according to NBA.com, which began tracking the stat in 1977. … Los Angeles F Glen Davis, who hasn’t played this season because of a strained right groin, could return Wednesday in Oakland against the Golden State Warriors. … The Jazz host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday.