Paul Pierce buried back-to-back jumpers for the game’s first points, and the Los Angeles Clippers never looked back in a signature win to start the second half.

The Truth totaled 12 points and four rebounds, jumpstarting the L.A. offense at the start of both halves as the Clippers never trailed in a 105-86 dismantling of the San Antonio Spurs. The Clippers are now 11-1 when No. 34 scores in double figures.

The two squads were out to slow starts as neither team scored into the 10:24 mark, when No. 34 stepped back for a long two. On the next possession, Paul took a swing pass from Chris Paul and knocked down a three from the left wing, putting LAC ahead, 5-0.

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Those five points were enough to lead all scorers in the first quarter, as the Clips took a 21-15 lead into the second stanza. L.A. turned it over eight times in the first, while the Spurs shot just 33.3 percent from the field.

“It was some bad basketball early,” said CP3, who also added five boards and 12 dimes. “I was sitting on the bench at one point looking at everyone in the arena like, ‘Man, they’ve got to be bored.’ But we found it.”

Paul found it midway through the second quarter. The game was within just five points when he drilled another triple from nearly the same spot as his last, of an identical dish by CP3, to pad the L.A. lead at 30-22.

The lead stayed at eight in favor of Los Angeles at the break. Every Clipper to see the floor scored at least two points, with the reserves accounting for 22 points in the first half. Defense kept the Clippers competitive, as they held the Spurs to just 34 points in the first half, their fewest of the season. And thanks to a pickup on the offensive end, LAC pulled away for its eighth win in 10 games.

Just like Paul had done in the first half, he sparked the flame in the second. He made a strong move in the lane for a short jumper, the first of the third quarter. That started a 12-4 L.A. run that No. 34 capped himself. The Truth hit twice from the free throw line to put the Clippers up 18, 56-38. LAC extended its lead to as many as 20, as San Antonio struggled to take care of the ball. But the Spurs used a 21-10 run to get within single digits going into the final frame.

Two minutes into the fourth quarter, point guard Tony Parker hit one from the line to get the Spurs as close as five, 72-67. The Clippers responded with a 15-10 surge to squander any San Antonio momentum. Center DeAndre Jordan highlighted the run with a pair of emphatic dunks, one of which gave LAC a double-digit lead for good.

LAC shot 50 percent from the floor and 48 percent (12-of-25) from deep, holding San Antonio to 42 and 24 percent (4-of-17), respectively. Both teams accumulated a bit of rust over the week-long break. The Clippers committed 20 turnovers for 16 points, while the Spurs surrendered 16 for 19.

“It’s the first game after the All-Star Break,” said Jordan, who grabbed a game-high 17 boards to go with nine points and two blocks. “The team’s going to be a little bit rusty. We just got to continue to get better as the postseason nears.”

This marks the third consecutive year that the Clippers have faced the Spurs for their first game after the break, and the first time they have come up victorious in those games.

NEXT UP

Offense will meet defense in a clash between two of the top teams in the West, as the Clippers hope to halt the Golden State Warriors on Saturday. The game, which will broadcast nationally on ABC, is set for 5:30 p.m. PT.

The Clippers look to capture their first win of the season over the defending NBA champions after dropping their two previous meetings by a combined margin of 11 points.

Stephen Curry and Co. ride an 11-game winning streak into the Staples Center, most recently beating the Phoenix Suns, 112-104, before the break. Curry, the sharp-shooting reigning MVP, leads the league with 29.8 points and 4.9 treys per game.