Blake Griffin is coming back sometime soon from his quad injury, but until he does, his teammates are making out just fine. Chris Paul scored 21 points and dished out a season-high 19 assists Wednesday to guide the Los Angeles Clippers to a 109-98 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers at the Moda Center. J.J. Redick scored 20 points, Paul Pierce added 17, and DeAndre Jordan contributed 14 points and 14 rebounds for the Clippers, who won their seventh consecutive game, the NBA's longest active streak. Damian Lillard collected 20 points, seven rebounds and nine assists while Mason Plumlee had 19 points and nine boards for the Trail Blazers (15-23). Portland was unable to play guard CJ McCollum because of a pregame clerical error in submitting players to be active and inactive. McCollum, who carries a 21-point scoring average, was listed as inactive, leaving him ineligible to play. The Clippers (23-13) are 6-0 since Griffin left their lineup with the injury. Coach Doc Rivers said he has no timetable for the return of his All-Star power forward. Mavericks 98, Pelicans 89 Raymond Felton scored a team-high 22 points, and Chandler Parsons scored 19 of his 21 points in the first half, to lift the shorthanded Dallas Mavericks to a 98-89 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center. Playing the night after a double-overtime victory over Sacramento, Dallas (21-15) rested four starters - Dirk Nowitzki, Zaza Pachulia, Wesley Matthews and Deron Williams - but still held the Pelicans to 36 percent shooting in the win. Pacers 95, Magic 86 Paul George scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 95-86 victory over the Orlando Magic at the Amway Center. George Hill had 16 points, including nine in the final period. Monta Ellis had 19 points and seven assists, and Ian Mahinmi finished with eight points and a game-high 12 rebounds for Indiana (20-15). Cavaliers 121, Wizards 115 LeBron James scored 34 points and Kyrie Irving had 19 of his 32 in the fourth quarter as the Cleveland Cavaliers won their fifth straight game with a 121-115 victory over the Washington Wizards. James helped stake the Cavaliers (24-9) to an 18-point lead by hitting all four of his three-pointers less than four minutes into the third quarter. The Wizards (15-18) countered with their own barrage from beyond the arc, eventually tying the game 95-95 with 10:53 remaining. Irving dominated from there, scoring the game's next 10 points. Raptors 91, Nets 74 Jonas Valanciunas collected a season-high 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Toronto Raptors pulled away in the second half en route to an 91-74 victory over the Brooklyn Nets. Valanciunas had his best game since returning from missing 17 games with a broken left hand. He made his first six shots, finished 8-for-13 and recorded his seventh double-double while playing 30 minutes. Pistons 99, Celtics 94 The Detroit Pistons snoozed through 2 1/2 quarters but then rallied from 13 points down to pull out a 99-94 victory over the Boston Celtics. Reggie Jackson, who played at nearby Boston College, scored nine of his game-high 24 points in the final 6:01 as the Pistons (20-16) won for the third time in four games. Nuggets 78, Timberwolves 74 Danilo Gallinari scored a game-high 20 points, leading the Denver Nuggets to a 78-74 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center. Trailing by two, Minnesota had a chance to tie the game late but Andrew Wiggins missed a pair of shots and Karl-Anthony Towns had his put-back attempt blocked. Spurs 123, Jazz 98 Tim Duncan had a season-high 18 points and led eight San Antonio players scoring in double figures as the Spurs took charge early and ran away with a 123-98 win over the Utah Jazz to remain unbeaten at home. Other results: Suns 111, Hornets 102; Thunder 112, Grizzlies 94; Knicks 98, Heat 90.
