National Basketball Association

Paul, Griffin, Jordan lead Clippers past winless Suns 116-98

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 3:18 p.m. ET

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LOS ANGELES (AP) Chris Paul scored 24 points, Blake Griffin had 21 points and 11 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the winless Phoenix Suns 116-98 on Monday night.

DeAndre Jordan added 19 points and 11 rebounds as the Clippers relied on their Big Three in improving to 3-0 this season.

Brandon Knight had 18 points for the Suns (0-4), who gave Los Angeles a little scare on Halloween when they cut the lead to 56-55 in the third quarter. The Clippers pulled away after that.

Griffin scored 15 points in the first half, when Los Angeles built as much as a 13-point lead.

The Clippers' defense was stout and forced the Suns into 14 first-half turnovers. Los Angeles closed with an 18-3 run to lead 48-36 at halftime.