CLIPPERS 98, TRAIL BLAZERS 97: Chris Paul hit the winning layup with five seconds left and finished with 20 points and 14 assists as host Los Angeles won its fourth straight game.

Blake Griffin added 20 points and 13 rebounds and Randy Foye also scored 20 points to help the Clippers pull within a game of the Pacific Division-leading Los Angeles Lakers.

Paul's decisive shot countered a rainbow jumper by Portland's Jamal Crawford and extended Los Angeles' home winning streak to six.

J.J. Hickson, subbing for Trail Blazers leading scorer and rebounder LaMarcus Aldridge, had 29 points and 13 rebounds in only his fifth game with Portland.

Hickson, who was picked up off waivers from Sacramento, scored six straight points and Raymond Felton buried a 3-pointer to cap a 9-2 run that gave Portland an 89-83 lead with 4:13 to play.

The Clippers chipped away and went ahead 96-95 on Foye's 3-pointer - his fifth of the game - with 47.8 seconds left.

The teams traded huge runs in the second quarter. Portland ripped off 15 consecutive points to build a 35-25 margin, only to see Foye pour in 12 in a 16-4 burst to help Los Angeles take a 46-43 halftime edge.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Aldridge sprained his left elbow in Thursday's win over New Orleans. The All-Star forward is averaging 21.4 points and 8.1 rebounds. ... Clippers F Reggie Evans was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Friday for making an obscene gesture in Monday's game Monday against New Orleans. Television cameras caught Evans dragging a middle finger across his face as he smiled at a heckler while we was at the free-throw line. ... Crawford was 2 of 3 from behind the arc. He had missed 12 straight 3-point attempts in his previous three games.