Clippers 118, Raptors 105: Blake Griffin scored 36 points on 13-of-18 shooting as host Los Angeles knocked off Toronto.

Jamal Crawford added 21 points and DeAndre Jordan had 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Clippers, who were 37-of-54 from the free-throw line. Willie Green added 12 points for Los Angeles, which was without guard J.J. Redick (back) while halting a two-game skid.

DeMar DeRozan had 36 points and eight assists to pace the Raptors, who went 2-3 on a Western swing. Kyle Lowry added 19 points and Jonas Valanciunas produced 11 points and 13 rebounds.

The Clippers expect to get point guard Chris Paul (shoulder) back for Sunday’s game against Philadelphia but had little trouble revving up the offense. Backup point guard Darren Collison strung together five straight points as Los Angeles increased its lead to 17 in the fourth quarter and Toronto was unable to make a late dash despite going 30-of-40 from the line.

Griffin had 21 points and Crawford scored 17 in the first half as the Clippers built a 67-51 lead. The lead was 20 with 5:33 left in the third quarter before the Raptors closed with a 19-8 surge to trail 92-83 entering the final quarter.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Griffin has scored 20 or more points in 11 consecutive games and has scored 36 or more in each of the last three outings. … Toronto F Terrence Ross, who scored 51 points against the Clippers last month, had just nine points on 3-of-10 shooting. … Jordan has grabbed 10 or more rebounds in 30 consecutive games.