LOS ANGELES, March 17 (UPI) -- Chris Paul got hot down the stretch, scoring 12 late points Saturday to boost the Los Angeles Clippers to a 95-91 victory over Houston.
Paul finished with 23 points.
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Blake Griffin contributed 18 and eight rebounds as the Clippers won for the second time in three games. Los Angeles also got 15 points, five boards and four assists from Randy Foye.
The Rockets struggled in the absence of leading scorer Kevin Martin, who was out with a shoulder injury, and playmaker Kyle Lowry, who missed the game while fighting a bacterial infection.
Courtney Lee put in 25 points and Goran Dragic added a double-double of 11 points and 14 assists for Houston.
