
ATLANTA — The Los Angeles Clippers finally have a victory in Atlanta and are heading home after a winning road trip.
Guard Jamal Crawford scored 21 points off the bench and center DeAndre Jordan grabbed 19 rebounds as the Clippers defeated the Hawks 85-83 to snap a six-season losing streak in Atlanta.
Jordan threw down a dunk with 15.2 seconds left off a pass from guard Chris Paul to put the Clippers ahead and Crawford made two free throws with 7.6 seconds remaining.
After forward Paul Millsap made one of two free throws with 7.3 second left, the Hawks got the ball back on a Clippers turnover. Millsap missed an inside shot, though, and the Clippers held on to complete a 3-2 road trip.
The Hawks, who had a six-game home winning streak snapped, committed a season-high 23 turnovers.
Atlanta fouled Jordan intentionally four times in the fourth quarter, but he went 6-for-8 at the line and finished with 13 points.
Guard Kyle Korver, who was 4-for-4 from behind the arc, made a 3-pointer with 24.6 seconds left to put the Hawks up 82-81. He finished with 14 points, while guard Jeff Teague scored 16 and center Al Horford 15.
Paul had 11 points and 10 assists for the Clippers, who improved to 13-3 without sidelined forward Blake Griffin.
Crawford had nine of his 13 first-half points in the second quarter, but the Hawks led 45-43 at halftime thanks to a closing 13-6 sport and 5-for-9 3-point shooting.
The Hawks, benefiting from a late 12-0 run, were up 23-17 at the end of a first quarter as the Clippers began the game making just four of their first 16 shots.
Paul had just two points at halftime on 1-for-8 shooting, and the Clippers were 3-for-12 from behind the 3-point arc.
Paul got going in the third quarter, though, with seven points, and the Clippers, after falling behind 63-54, were back within 66-64 going into the final period. The Hawks had eight turnovers in the quarter and missed their last seven shots.
NOTES: G Chris Paul, who just missed a starting spot in fan voting, seems assured of being named a Western Conference reserve when the completed rosters are announced Thursday for the All-Star Game in Toronto on Feb. 14. … Paul was expected to be joined by F Blake Griffin, but he is out at least four to six weeks after breaking a hand in an altercation with a team employee during the weekend. “He feels awful about it,” Rivers said of the incident. “He’s a good guy who had a bad moment.” … Atlanta’s Mike Budenholzer, who coached the Eastern Conference All-Stars last year, is pushing F Paul Millsap and C Al Horford as East reserves. … The Hawks and Clippers play in Los Angeles on March 5. … The Hawks assigned 7-foot-3 rookie C Edy Tavares to the NBA Development League for a two-game weekend stint with Austin.