LOS ANGELES, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Elton Brand had 24 points and 11 rebounds as the Los Angeles Clippers celebrated their return home from an exhausting road trip Friday night with a 109-103 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Quentin Richardson added 22 points and Michael Olowokandi contributed a season-high 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Clippers, who won just once on their six-game trip.
Los Angeles improved to 12-2 in its last 14 home games.
Lamond Murray had 24 points and six rebounds for Cleveland but left in the fourth quarter with a broken nose after getting elbowed by Clippers forward Darius Miles.
Andre Miller also scored 24 points and dished out 10 assists while Zydrunas Ilgauskas chipped in 16 as the Cavaliers lost their ninth straight game and completed a winless six-game stretch against Western Conference opponents.
Two other injuries occured Friday. Clippers forward Lamar Odom left with 4:03 remaining in the third quarter with a sore right wrist while referee Courtney Kirkland went out midway through the fourth with a pulled right groin.
In a game that featured 20 lead changes and 14 ties, neither team led by more than six points throughout the first three quarters. But Los Angeles started the fourth quarter with a 15-5 run to take its largest lead, 88-74, with 7:58 left.
Richardson scored 10 of his 11 fourth-quarter points in the run, which was capped by Miles' driving dunk -- one of three in the quarter.
Murray rallied Cleveland before leaving with the injury and the Cavaliers pulled within 106-101 with less than 30 seconds to go.
Corey Maggette made two free throws but Jumaine Jones hit another basket with 25 seconds remaining. Maggette converted one of two from the line with 23 seconds left to seal Los Angeles' third straight win over Cleveland.
Jeff McInnis had 15 points and eight assists and Miles finished with nine points for the Clippers, who shot 52 percent from the field and outrebounded the Cavs, 37-31. Jones collected 14 points and five rebounds for the Cavaliers, who also shot 52 percent.
