Utah Jazz improve to 3-0 with road win over Clippers

LOS ANGELES — Baron Davis played for the Los Angeles Clippers. Marcus Camby did, too.

It didn't matter. Not when the Jazz had Paul Millsap.

The backup power forward had perhaps the best game of his three-year NBA career, scoring 24 points with nine rebounds in leading the Jazz to an 89-73 win at the Staples Center.

It was 3-0 Utah's second-straight win over the 0-4 Clippers, with both blowouts featuring huge runs in the second half.

Saturday at EnergySolutions Arena, the Jazz went on a 28-2 run, which included an 18-0 spurt. Two nights later, even with Deron Williams sitting on the bench with a sprained ankle, Utah turned an early fourth-quarter three-point lead into a runaway victory.

Sparked by Millsap, the Jazz went on a 17-3 run, which included 15 points in a row scored for Utah by the Louisiana Tech product.

The Jazz also got double-figure scoring nights from Mehmet Okur (16), Andrei Kirilenko (15) and Carlos Boozer (13).

Chris Kaman led L.A. with 19 points, while Davis (back from a hip injury) had 11 points off the bench and Camby (returned from a heel injury) added just four points.

The Jazz return home to face the Portland Trail Blazers at 7 p.m. Wednesday at EnergySolutions Arena.