SALT LAKE CITY — Chris Paul scored 29 points, and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied from a 19-point deficit in the third quarter to beat the Utah Jazz 116-114 Friday night, stretching their winning streak to 16 games. Ex-Clipper Randy Foye's 3-pointer at the buzzer was contested by Matt Barnes, but no foul was called. Foye finished with a season-high 28 points for Utah. Paul scored the Clippers' final seven points, most from the free throw line, as Los Angeles extended the NBA's longest winning streak this season. The Jazz led 74-55 with 8:08 left in the third on a pair of free throws by Paul Millsap. But the Clippers outscored Utah 29-14 the rest of the quarter to pull to 88-84 going into the fourth. Al Jefferson added 22 points for Utah. Gordon Hayward had 17 off the bench. Nets 97, Bobcats 81: Brooklyn gave P.J. Carlesimo a victory in his debut and Charlotte a 17th straight loss, getting 26 points and 11 rebounds from Brook Lopez in a rout. A day after firing Avery Johnson, the Nets played as they did last month, when they were 11-4 and Johnson was Eastern Conference coach of the month. They are just 4-10 in December, a slump that cost Johnson his job, but got back over .500 with ease. Deron Williams added 17 of his 19 points in the first half and Joe Johnson had 16 for the Nets, who led by 29 points and won for just the second time in seven games. Hakim Warrick scored 13 points and Ramon Sessions had 12 for the Bobcats (7-22), who shot 38 percent and haven't won since tying last season's total with their seventh victory. Pacers 97, Suns 91: George Hill scored 22 points, including three 3-pointers, and led Indiana over Phoenix. Paul George had 15 points, and David West added 14 points and seven rebounds for the Pacers, who have won four straight and seven of eight. Sebastian Telfair had 19 points and six assists, and Marcin Gortat had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Suns, who have lost four in a row. West, who scored eight points in the fourth quarter, netted the go-ahead jumper to give the Pacers an 87-85 lead with 3:17 left to play after the Suns rallied from a 16-point deficit. Wizards 105, Magic 97: Jordan Crawford scored 27 points, and worst-in-the-NBA Washington showed it can still win a game every once in a while, breaking an eight-game losing streak with a victory over Orlando. Nene added season highs of 23 points and 11 rebounds and shot fourth-quarter free throws while hearing chants of “R-G-3!” — the new equivalent of “M-V-P!” in a city where Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is the new superstar — as Washington won by its largest margin of the season. The game represented one-quarter of the win total for the 4-23 Wizards. The Magic ended an NBA-best 12-game streak of holding opponents under 100 points, and Washington hit the century mark for the first time in 12 games. Hawks 102, Cavaliers 94: Jeff Teague scored a career-high 27 points, and Atlanta scored the game's final nine points to beat Cleveland. Teague's jumper from the foul line gave the Hawks a 95-94 lead with 2:32 remaining and sparked the run that sent Atlanta to its third straight win. Kyrie Irving led Cleveland with 28 points, but the Cavaliers failed to score in the final 2:53 after taking a 94-93 lead. Lou Williams scored 16 points for Atlanta, which is 8-4 on the road. Al Horford added 14 points and 11 rebounds. Dion Waiters scored 18 points for Cleveland, which had its season-high, two-game winning streak end. Cavaliers center Anderson Varajeo, the league's leading rebounder, missed his fifth straight game with a bruised right knee. He's also been ruled out of Saturday's game against Brooklyn. Pistons 109, Heat 99: Will Bynum had 25 points and 10 assists, leading another spirited performance by the Detroit reserves, and the Pistons beat short-handed Miami despite 35 points by LeBron James. Miami was without Dwyane Wade, suspended for a game by the NBA for flailing his leg and making contact with a Charlotte player Wednesday. The Detroit reserves, who scored 85 points in a loss to Atlanta Wednesday, contributed 64 Friday. Charlie Villanueva had 18, and Austin Daye added 11 to help the Pistons snap Miami's six-game winning streak. Elsewhere it was: Spurs 122, Rockets 116; Raptors 104, Hornets 97, OT; Nuggets 106, Mavericks 85; Kings 106, Knicks 105; Lakers 104, Trail Blazers 87; Warriors 96, 76ers 89. — Agencies
