Chris Paul scored eight of his 27 points in a dynamic overtime performance, and the host Clippers moved to the brink of their second playoff-series victory in 36 years with a 101-97 win over Memphis on Monday night, taking a 3-1 series lead.Blake Griffin had 30 points and seven assists before fouling out with 2:26 left in overtime for the Clippers, who squandered a 10-point lead in the final 4 1/2 minutes of regulation before their All-Star point guard took charge in the overtime.Mike Conley scored a career-playoff-high 25 points and Rudy Gay had 23 on 8-for-25 shooting for the Grizzlies, who couldn’t match Paul’s late-game poise in another thrilling chapter of a highly entertaining series.Game 5 is Wednesday night in Memphis, with Game 6 back at Staples Center on Friday if necessary.Caron Butler, playing with a broken bone in his left hand, scored 14 points for the Clippers, who were outrebounded 47-36.Los Angeles beat Denver in the first round in 2006, but hadn’t been back to the postseason until this spring.Spurs 87, Jazz 81: Manu Ginobili broke out of his shooting slump with 17 points to lead visiting San Antonio to a sweep of the first-round series. … Ginobili was 0-for-8 from beyond the arc in the first three games of the series. But after Utah cut its deficit to 61-58 with 3:18 left in the third quarter, he hit consecutive three-pointers, then added another as the Spurs regained control, taking a 76-58 lead early in the fourth. … After a 15-0 Spurs run, Utah made a furious late charge and got to 83-79 with 49 seconds left before Ginobili’s fastbreak layup after a steal by Tony Parker sealed it. … The Spurs are seeking their fifth NBA title, having won in 1999, 2003, 2005 and 2007, going through the Jazz for the last of the championships.Davis has torn ligaments: Former Warriors point guard Baron Davis, 33, is expected to miss at least a year after sustaining a knee injury Sunday in the Knicks’ 89-87 win over the Heat that could be career-ending.Davis tore the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his right knee and also has a partial tear of the patella tendon.Briefly: New York interim head coach Mike Woodson said he is not counting on Jeremy Lin (knee surgery) to return for Wednesday’s Game 5. … Bucks forward Luc Mbah a Moute had surgery for knee tendinitis.This article appeared on page B – 3 of the San Francisco Chronicle