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Stopping Chris Paul, or at least keeping him contained, hasn't gone well for the Utah Jazz in their first-round series against the Los Angeles Clippers.

Utah wants to make Paul exert as much energy as possible while the Jazz are on offense. Make him run through screens. Make him guard and put forth an effort when he's playing defense.

"We've got to make him work because he's been so comfortable when he has the ball," Jazz point guard George Hill said before Sunday's game. "The Clippers are doing the same thing to me, so we have to do that with Chris. Whomever he is guarding, he has to be aggressive."

The hope is the extra activity for Paul on both ends will have a cumulative effect on the All-Star point guard by the fourth quarter. If fatigue sets in down the stretch, maybe that leads to a turnover or a key missed shot.

"Chris is a great defender," Jazz coach Quin Snyder said. "I'd be surprised if he wears down to the point that he's not who he is on offense. But we've got to attack him the same. We can't shy away from him. We have to attack him the same as we would attack anyone else on their team."

A turnaround

Derrick Favors looked like a man with no energy in Friday's Game 3. He played a season-high 38 minutes but couldn't move laterally by the end of the game, which Paul took advantage of on pick-and-roll plays.

Favors looked different in Sunday's game. He scored 17 points coming off the bench for Rudy Gobert, shooting 7 of 10 from the field and grabbing six rebounds.

Surprise benching

Jazz backup center Jeff Withey was a healthy scratch for Sunday's Game 4. He was placed on the inactive list, while rookie Joel Bolomboy was active.

It was the first time in the series that Withey didn't dress.

Withey reportedly was accused on Tuesday by his ex-fiancee of domestic violence.

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