Blake Griffin scored 24 points and the Los Angeles Clippers beat Utah 101-97 Monday night for their 12th straight victory over the Jazz, breaking the franchise record for consecutive losses against one club.
Chris Paul finished with 20 points and eight assists.
DeAndre Jordan had 19 rebounds for the two-time defending Pacific Division champions. The Clippers blocked 12 shots and never trailed in the fourth quarter despite leading by no more than five points at any point.
The previous franchise record for wins by the Clippers against one team was set against the Dallas Mavericks.
The Clippers are 10-6 in December with one game left.
Gordon Hayward scored 22 points for the Jazz and Rudy Gobert added 13 rebounds and 11 points off the bench. Shooting guard Alec Burks missed his second straight game because of chronic soreness in his left shoulder. He also sat out two games early this month for the same reason.
Paul's 3-pointer with 35.6 seconds left in the third quarter helped Los Angeles pull even at 77-77 going into the fourth. Jamal Crawford was outscoring the rest of the Clippers' bench 14-0 until Jordan Farmar made a 3-pointer on his first shot of the game with 10:25 to play.
Matt Barnes' 13 points helped pace Los Angeles to a 48-44 halftime lead, as each team went 18 for 41 from the field. The Clippers built their lead to 10 on Crawford's 3-pointer 15 seconds into the second quarter.
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Jazz: Their most recent victory over the Clippers was on Jan. 17, 2012, when they extended their home winning streak against them to 16 games with a 108-79 decision and Paul was sidelined because of an injured hamstring. ... Hayward totaled 57 points against the Clippers in the first two meetings - both of them losses by six and 16 points respectively. The season series concludes on Jan. 28 at Utah. ... Monday marked exactly 13 years since the Jazz gave Jerry Sloan his 800th regular-season coaching victory in the NBA by beating Philadelphia.
Clippers: This was Griffin's first game in the NBA with at least 20 points, seven assists, six rebounds and four blocked shots. ... They are averaging 12.6 3-point field goals over the first 32 games, and their total of 320 is the best in club history at this stage of a season. ... Reserve F Spencer Hawes was back in action and played 12 minutes after sitting out the previous nine because of a bruised left knee. ... The Clippers are 79-20 since the start of the 2012-13 campaign, and the .798 winning percentage is the best in the league during that stretch.
Jazz: Host Minnesota on Tuesday.
Clippers: Host New York on Wednesday.
