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Paul, Griffin Lead Clippers To 123-115 Victory Over Raptors

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Paul had 26 points and 12 assists, Blake Griffin also scored 26 and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Toronto Raptors 123-115 on Monday night in a matchup of early-season division leaders.

DeAndre Jordan added 17 points and 15 rebounds for the Clippers, who snapped a four-game losing streak to Toronto and improved to an NBA-best 13-2 with their 10th victory in 11 games.

J.J. Redick scored 20 points for Los Angeles. Jamal Crawford had 12 and Luc Mbah a Moute chipped in with 10.

The Clippers led by 17 in the second half but the Raptors cut the margin to 119-115 on a 3-pointer by Kyle Lowry with less than a minute to play. Redick made four free throws down the stretch to seal it.

Lowry led Toronto with 27 points and DeMar DeRozan, averaging 31.4 points per game, added 25. Jonas Valanciunas scored 15 for the Raptors.

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