LOS ANGELES — Guard J.J. Redick scored 19 of his 22 points in the first half, and the Los Angeles Clippers handed the hapless Phoenix Suns their 12th consecutive loss with a 124-84 rout Monday night at Staples Center.
Redick converted seven of 14 shots from the floor, including four of six attempts from 3-point range, as the Clippers (37-19) defeated the Suns for the fifth time in a row at Staples.
Clippers center DeAndre Jordan had 17 points and 11 rebounds, while point guard Chris Paul contributed 16 points and 14 assists. Los Angeles forward Jeff Green had 18 points, many of those coming when the outcome was already decided.
Clippers coach Doc Rivers rested his starters in the fourth quarter.
Guard Archie Goodwin finished with 20 points to lead the Suns (14-43), who are 2-27 since Dec. 20. Center Alex Len, who was coming off a 23-point, 13-rebound performance in a loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday, had 14 points and eight rebounds. Reserve forward Mirza Teletovic chipped in 13 points and six rebounds.
The Clippers, who never trailed, bolted to a 36-17 lead after one quarter. However, the Suns used an 11-0 run in the second quarter to trim the lead to single digits. A jumper by forward P.J. Tucker allowed Phoenix to pull within 39-35 midway through the period, but the Clippers answered with 20-7 surge to close the half for a 59-42 lead at the break.
Los Angeles shot 51.3 percent in the first half compared to only 35.6 percent for Phoenix. For the game, the Clippers made 55 percent of their shots to 35.2 percent for the Suns. The Clippers also hit 13 of 24 (54.2 percent) 3-pointers to seven of 24 (29.9 percent) for the Suns.
Los Angeles also enjoyed a considerable edge on points in the paint, 52-26.
The Suns won the previous meeting with the Clippers 118-104 on Nov. 12. They benefitted from Los Angeles forward Blake Griffin being ejected in the second quarter after picking up his second technical foul. Paul sat out the contest with a sore right groin.
NOTES: Clippers G Jamal Crawford, who led his team with 25 points Saturday in a loss to the Golden State Warriors, scored at least 15 points off the bench in each of the past 10 contests before Monday. In the past eight of those games, Crawford produced 18 or more points. … The two clubs will play again in the final regular-season contest at Phoenix on April 13. … The Clippers assigned F Branden Dawson, who has scored two points and grabbed three rebounds in three games this season, to the Erie Bayhawks of the NBA Development League. … Los Angeles meets the Denver Nuggets at Staples Center on Wednesday. Phoenix hosts the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday.