Paul has 15 points and 14 assists as Clippers beat Nets 105-100
Chris Paul had 15 points and 14 assists, and the LA Clippers beat the Brooklyn Nets 105-100.
The Clippers took control with a 21-8 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 18.
The Nets got within 97-95 on Andrea Bargnani’s 2 free throws with 1:35 to play, but Paul answered with an 8-foot floater, and the Nets got no closer than 101-98.
Paul’s 2 free throws with 15.1 seconds left made it 105-100 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Clippers outscored the Nets 12-9. Blake Griffin scored 6 of the Clippers’ 12 on 3 for 4 shooting.
JJ Redick scored 21 points (12 on 4 3-pointers), and Griffin added 21 points and 9 rebounds. Paul assisted on 6 of Griffin’s 10 baskets, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Nets, Thaddeus Young scored 18 points (10 in the paint).
The Clippers shot 50.0% from the field and 33.3% from 3 to the Nets’ 44.3% and 26.3%. The Nets outscored the Clippers 28-16 in 7 minutes with Johnson, Jack, Bargnani, Young and Bogdanovic on the floor together.