LOS ANGELES — Point guard Chris Paul scored 26 of his 28 points in the second half, and the Los Angeles Clippers snapped the San Antonio Spurs’ six-game winning streak with a 105-86 victory Thursday night at Staples Center.
Paul also had 12 assists as the Clippers (36-18) won for the eighth time in 10 games. Los Angeles guard Jamal Crawford had 19 points, and guard J.J. Redick added 17.
Point guard Tony Parker scored 14 points, forward David West had 12 and forward LaMarcus Aldridge chipped in 10 points for the Spurs, who played without All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard.
Leonard, the club’s leading scorer at 20.2 points per game, was a late scratch due to tightness in his left calf. Kyle Anderson, who had eight points, started in his place for the Spurs (45-9).
San Antonio forward Tim Duncan finished with two points on 1-of-6 shooting and six rebounds in 20 minutes.
The Clippers held a 42-34 edge at halftime. A 14-4 run to open the third quarter gave Los Angeles a 56-38 advantage after two free throws by forward Paul Pierce at 7:41. The Clippers increased the margin to as much as 20 before the Spurs sliced the deficit to 72-63 heading into the fourth quarter.
After a bucket by Anderson pulled San Antonio within 77-71 with 9:06 left in the contest, the Clippers went on a 21-6 surge to seal the outcome.
The Clippers outshot the Spurs 50 percent to 42.2 percent. They also made 12 of 25 3-pointers (48 percent) to only four of 17 (23.5 percent) for the Spurs.
Los Angeles prevailed despite committing 20 turnovers to 16 for San Antonio.
The Clippers announced shortly before tip-off that they acquired forward Jeff Green from the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for guard Lance Stephenson and a future protected first-round pick. The 6-foot-9 Green, who averaged 12.2 points and four rebounds in 53 games (51 starts) with Memphis, played under Los Angeles coach Doc Rivers from 2011-2013 with the Boston Celtics.
NOTES: Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, Clippers coach Doc Rivers and players from both teams attended the funeral of Ingrid Williams, the wife of Thunder assistant Monty Williams, in Oklahoma City on Thursday. Ingrid Williams died Feb. 11, one day after being involved in a car crash in Oklahoma City. Spurs F Tim Duncan and F David West and Clippers G Chris Paul and G Austin Rivers also attended the service. … Injured Clippers F Blake Griffin (partially torn quad tendon/right hand fracture), who sat on the bench in street clothes, made his first appearance at Staples since punching Matias Testi, the club’s assistant equipment manager, in a Jan. 23 incident in Toronto. … The Spurs face the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday at Staples Center, while the Clippers host the Golden State Warriors on Saturday.