LOS ANGELES, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Blake Griffin and Chris Paul teamed up for 46 points Monday, enabling the Los Angeles Clippers to hold off Minnesota 109-107.
Griffin scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds while Paul added 21 points and 11 assists for the Clippers, who emerged with the win only after a tip-in try by Minnesota's Kevin Love at the buzzer wouldn't fall.
Jamal Crawford canned a trio of 3-pointers en route to 18 points and DeAndre Jordan posted a double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds as Los Angeles began a four-game homestand with a victory.
Kevin Martin pumped in 30 points and Nikola Pekovic helped out with 25 points and 10 rebounds for the Timberwolves, whose two-game winning streak was snapped.
Love finished with 23 points, 19 rebounds and seven assists.
