LOS ANGELES -- J.J. Redick scored 23 points, Chris Paul had 20 points and eight assists, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Charlotte Hornets 99-92 on Tuesday night.
The Clippers led 63-41 with 10 minutes left in the third quarter. The Hornets rallied within a point in the final period.
Blake Griffin had 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Clippers, who were coming off back-to-back losses to Dallas and Houston. DeAndre Jordan finished with 12 points and 14 boards during a foul-plagued 33 minutes.
Matt Barnes was scratched because of a sore right hamstring and Jamal Crawford missed his seventh straight game because of a bruised right calf that has put his postseason status in question. Hedo Turkoglu made his first start for the Clippers, getting six points in 21 minutes after 85 games as a reserve over two seasons with them.
Al Jefferson led Charlotte with 21 points and former Clipper Mo Williams had 18 along with eight assists.
The Hornets, who had season lows of 66 points and 23 field goals Monday night in a 28-point loss at Utah, were down by a point after Gerald Henderson's basket with 7:18 to play.
Griffin's two free throws and short hook shot extended the margin to 91-85 with 4:56 remaining. Jordan made three of six free throws over the final 4:20 after the Hornets started to intentionally send him to the foul line.
Griffin, playing his second game after missing 15 because of a staph infection that required surgery on his right elbow, paced Los Angeles to a 59-41 halftime lead with 15 points.
