SALT LAKE CITY -- Chris Paul could hardly be heard over Jay-Zs pounding music as his Los Angeles Clippers teammates sang along in the visitors locker room. And why not? The Clippers had just pulled off a 19-point comeback for their 16th straight victory -- in a venue where they had often struggled. Paul did most of the damage, leading the Clippers (24-6) with 29 points, including the final seven, as Los Angeles squeaked out a 116-114 win Friday night over the Utah Jazz. The Clippers winning streak is the longest in the NBA since Boston won 19 games in a row from Nov. 15 to Dec. 23, 2008. The last time the franchise won three straight in Salt Lake City was 1979-81 when they were the San Diego Clippers. "This one is a great win for us because we kind of needed a challenge," said Blake Griffin, who added 22 points and 13 rebounds for the Clippers. "(We had) to prove not only to everybody else but to ourselves that we can still win close games like this and win a game down 19 in the third quarter." In the opposing locker room, the Jazz were lamenting another one that got away -- the second loss at home to the Clippers during their franchise-record streak. Utah dropped the first by one on Dec. 3 after leading by 14. On Friday, ex-Clipper Randy Foye put up a 3-pointer at the buzzer that was contested by Matt Barnes, but no foul was called. Foye finished with a season-high 28 points for Utah. Foye did his best not to say anything about the officiating. "I felt as though I pump-faked," Foye said. "He knew that I wanted to shoot the 3 and I felt the contact. He made me go straight up and shoot the ball straight down. It was just a tough play." Paul was tough down the stretch, hitting the clinching free throws after getting fouled by Al Jefferson with 3.4 seconds left. "When (DeAndre Jordan) came to give me the ball screen, I wasnt worried about (Gordon) Hayward, I was just worried about Al Jefferson," Paul said. "I could tell (Jefferson) was going to try and blitz me. Anytime two guys try and trap me, Im always going to attack the slower guy. If they wouldnt have called the foul, I was right around Al anyway." Paul sank both free throws this time, after missing one with 18 seconds left that allowed Jefferson to grab the rebound, draw a foul and sink two free throws at the other end to tie it at 114. Paul made sure he hit both the next time. "Man, I couldnt wait to get to the line. I couldnt wait to get to the line," Paul said. "I was mad at myself for missing that last one. I couldnt wait to get to the line to redeem myself." Just like the first game this season against the Clippers, Utah had the upper hand early. The Jazz used a 36-point second quarter to turn a seven-point deficit into a 58-48 halftime lead. Utah reserves did most of the damage. Alec Burks and Earl Watson pushed the pace, big men Enes Kanter and Derrick Favours provided a presence inside and Hayward found ways to score. Kanters block of Ronny Turiaf ignited the crowd. Haywards 3-pointer tied it at 34 with 7:04 left in the second and he scored 10 straight for the Jazz, who forced eight turnovers in the quarter and held the Clippers to 37.5 per cent shooting. Foye, who kept Utah close in the first with a 13-point quarter on 4-of-5 shooting, gave the Jazz their biggest lead of the half, 54-41, with two more free throws. 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. Paul provided the offence in the third with 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting. "At the beginning of the third quarter, they made another run at us but then we got a little bit of a rhythm and then started guarding. We started getting some stops and getting out in the open court," Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro said. "Give Utah credit but our guys battled back tonight. They found a way to win and thats what its all about. We stayed together, we weathered the storm when we had to and gave ourselves a chance and we were fortunate to make enough plays." The loss dropped Utah below .500 at 15-16. The Jazz have lost six of their last eight. Jefferson added 22 points for Utah. Hayward had 17 off the bench. The Clippers had six players in double figures. DeAndre Jordan had 16 points and 10 rebounds. "Its all tough," Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin said. "On our home court, we had a lead, we gave up the lead but we continued to fight. We made some mistakes but fought our way through it and had a chance to win the ballgame at the end. Unfortunately they got a lot of free throws." The teams combined for 81 free throw attempts, with Utah making 37 of 40 and the Clippers 33 of 41. Points in the paint were identical and rebounds were close (36-35 Jazz), but the Clippers had a four-point edge on second-chance points. That was enough. NOTES: An unidentified Jazz employee was disciplined and had his access to the team Twitter account discontinued after what team officials deemed an inappropriate tweet regarding the firing of Nets coach Avery Johnson and Brooklyns interest in Phil Jackson. The tweet said Jackson only wants "great players," an apparent reference to ex-Jazz point guard Deron Williams, who had criticized Johnsons offence. ... Jazz point guard Mo Williams still has swelling in his sprained right thumb and remains out indefinitely. ... The Clippers got a scare late in the first quarter when Lamar Odom came up limping. He returned in the second and finished with 12 points. ... The Clippers failed to register a blocked shot despite coming into the game averaging 6.52. cheap ncaa jerseys free shipping .ca mixed martial arts rankings. 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