Chris Paul had 19 points and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the San Antonio Spurs 98-87 on Saturday night for their fifth straight victory.
DeAndre Jordan added 17 points and 17 rebounds to help Los Angeles preserve its hopes of hosting a first-round playoff series.
Blake Griffin had 18 points and eight rebounds in the victory.
Defense ➡️ Offense. pic.twitter.com/ZKUTS2rVdV — LA Clippers (@LAClippers) April 9, 2017
Los Angeles is a half-game behind Utah for the fourth seed and homecourt in the first-round series between the two. The Jazz played the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night.
Doc Rivers tied Mike Dunleavy for the Clippers franchise record with his 215th regular-season victory.
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Kawhi Leonard had 28 points, and LaMarcus Aldridge added 18 points for San Antonio. The Spurs closed out their home schedule with just their 10th loss at the AT&T Center.
San Antonio is playing out the regular season after securing the No. 2 seed and first-round matchup against seventh-seeded Memphis.
The Clippers were 3-1 against San Antonio this season.
