CLEVELAND -- Kevin Love scored 18 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, and LeBron James had 22 points and 12 assists in the Cleveland Cavaliers' 115-102 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday.

The Cavs won for the 13th time in the past 14 meetings against the Clippers and improved to 18-3 against them all time at Quicken Loans Arena.

Clippers guard Chris Paul had 30 points and nine assists, including 12 consecutive points in the first quarter to keep Los Angeles close. However, Cleveland's defense stiffened after the first quarter, and the Cavaliers' hacking strategy on Los Angeles center DeAndre Jordan in the second half worked perfectly.

The Clippers shot 41 percent after the first quarter. Guard J.J. Redick, who entered shooting 50 percent from 3-point range, scored 17 points while shooting 2-for-6 on 3-pointers. The Clippers shot 6-for-25 from deep after making 22 3-pointers Monday in an overtime win against the Houston Rockets.

The victory against a top Western Conference team was important for the Cavs, who were blown out Monday by the Warriors and remain 0-3 against Golden State and the San Antonio Spurs, the two top teams from the West. The Clippers aren't quite in that elite category, but they are not far behind.

One night after Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond shot 36 free throws largely from intentional fouls, the Cavs used the controversial hacking strategy on center Jordan late in the third quarter and again in the fourth. Jordan, a 42 percent shooter from the line this season, shot 6-for-15 from the line Thursday and finished with 10 points and 13 rebounds.

Cavs forward James Jones fouled Jordan four times in a span of 1:21 late in the third quarter. Jordan shot 3-for-8 during that stretch, and Cleveland extended a nine-point lead to 88-72 by the time Jones exited the game and the Cavs stopped fouling.

Cleveland coach David Blatt said before the game he doesn't like the rule and believes it should result in an unsportsmanlike foul. But as long as it is legal, he will continue to use it.

"I think the referees can decide certain things, you know?" Blatt said. "You don't need the replay for everything. Guy grabs a guy in the backcourt with two hands, or rings his neck, with no connection to the game, it seems to me that shouldn't be a common foul."

The Clippers rallied once the Cavs stopped fouling. A basket from Paul pulled them within 93-87 in the fourth, but a 3-pointer from Love extended the lead back to nine, and the Cavs quickly began fouling Jordan again. The strategy pushed the lead to double figures.

Cleveland guard Kyrie Irving scored 21 points and guard J.R. Smith scored 22, hitting six 3-pointers. Smith moved ahead of Glen Rice for 19th place on the all-time 3-point shooting list. Smith now has 1,564 for his career.

NOTES: F LeBron James was named the Cavaliers' lone All-Star starter after G Kyrie Irving was passed by Toronto G Kyle Lowry during the final week of voting. James led the conference again with 1,089,026 votes. The Cavaliers can still add a second All-Star if Kevin Love is selected as a reserve. ... Clippers G J.J. Redick entered Thursday shooting 50 percent from 3-point range. "That's crazy," Clippers coach Doc Rivers said. "I had a 53 percent year from the free-throw line." ... The Clippers are rarely mentioned among the Spurs and Warriors as the West's elite, but they still get their share of attention. "We somehow find our own attention," Rivers joked. "We do it every time. I don't know how that happens. We'll do something in the next couple of days to make sure you guys talk about us."