SALT LAKE CITY -- When Chris Paul was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers a little over three years ago, he wasn't completely familiar with the team's losing history. He knew it was bad, but he didn't realize how historically bad.

Before Paul's first game against the Utah Jazz as a Clipper, the team's longtime play-by-play announcer Ralph Lawer casually mentioned that the Clippers hadn't beaten the Jazz in Utah since 2003. They had lost 16 straight.

Paul was dumbfounded. He told Lawler to tell him about every losing streak the Clippers had in every building they went into that season. One by one, the losing streaks -- Denver and Orlando (nine games each), San Antonio (17) and Dallas (10) -- turned into Clippers winning streaks.

Before Wednesday's game against the Jazz, Paul once again saw Lawler and asked him if he remembered their conversation when he first came to the team. Lawler smiled. He did. And this time he had some more positive news as the Clippers had won 12 straight against the Jazz. They hadn't lost since that conversation.

That streak was extended to 13 on Wednesday as the Clippers beat the Jazz 94-89. The win also extended the Clippers' current winning streak to six games, their second longest of the season, and gives them the third-best record in the Western Conference.

Injury of the night: J.J. Redick was a late scratch due to back spasms after participating in the team's morning shootaround and dressing for the game. He is officially listed as day-to-day and questionable for the Clippers' next game on Friday against the New Orleans Pelicans.

Controversy of the night: Despite the NBA's claim that Matt Barnes was fined $25,000 for directing inappropriate language toward a fan and not Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver, Barnes continued to stick by his story that it was his interaction with Sarver that led to the fine.

"You can ask him what he said," said Barnes, who played in Phoenix during the 2008-09 season. "He said enough to make me respond. We don't like each other. He didn't like me when I was there, and I didn't like him when I was there, so it is what it is."

Sub of the night: With Redick's injury, reigning Sixth Man of the Year Jamal Crawford, who is once again leading NBA reserves in scoring, was forced to start. That put the bench scoring load on Austin Rivers' shoulders. He scored 12 points in 22 minutes and was the only Clippers reserve to score.

Players of the night: Paul had 21 points, six assists and five rebounds and Crawford added 21 points. Blake Griffin came on strong late after struggling through the first three quarters and had 17 points and seven rebounds. Barnes added 14 points and five rebounds.