Los Angeles Clipper point guard Chris Paul will not play Tuesday night against the Jazz because of a hamstring injury.

Paul averages 18 points and 8.4 assists in nine games so far.

“His health status is day-to-day,” Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro said 90 minutes before tipoff. “He’s feeling a little bit better. And that’s where he is. He has to get that strength back in that hamstring. But he says he’s feeling better, which is a good sign.”

Steve Luhm