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Utah Jazz at LA Clippers

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5-20, 3-10 Away
Final
107 - 144

15-12, 10-6 Home

James Harden scores 24 of his 41 points in 1st quarter as Clippers beat Jazz 144-107

Walker Kessler gets the and-1 to fall

Norman Powell had 29 points, Ivica Zubac added 19 points with 12 rebounds and Amir Coffey scored 16 points as the Clippers ended a three-game losing streak and a two-game home skid.

Harden had 34 points at halftime when the Clippers had an 81-47 lead. It was the most points in a first half as a team for the Clippers since scoring 82 in a December, 2019 game against Washington.

Jordan Clarkson scored 20 points, Lauri Markkanen added 17 and Collin Sexton had 15 for the Jazz, who lost their third consecutive game and fell for the eighth game in their last nine. Utah dropped to 3-10 on the road.

Takeaways Jazz: Entering the game near the bottom of the NBA with an average 119.3 points allowed, the Jazz saw the Clippers shoot 63.4% in the first half to trail 81-47, while also allowing 59.8% shooting in the game.

Clippers: Head coach Tyronn Lue has said there is more energy in practices as Kawhi Leonard (knee) moves closer to his season debut and it showed early as the team shot 72.7% from 3-point range in the first quarter.

Key moment Harden worked the shot clock down at the end of the first quarter and made a 29-foot 3-pointer to give him his 24 points in the period while outscoring the Jazz, who had 20.

Key stat Harden delivered the second-most points in any quarter in Clippers franchise history, behind Lou Williams’ 27 points in the third quarter of a January 2018 game against Golden State.

Up Next Jazz visit Detroit on Thursday, and Clippers visit Dallas.

Regular Season Series

LAC lead series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 107 - 144
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 107 - 144
4th 10.2 shot clock turnover 107 - 144
4th 33.1 Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound 107 - 144
4th 36.1 Johnny Juzang misses 22-foot three point jumper 107 - 144

Statistics

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36-80 FG 49-82
45 Field Goal % 60
13-39 3PT 21-39
33 Three Point % 54
22-30 FT 25-32
73 Free Throw % 78
35 Rebounds 41
10 Offensive Rebounds 7
25 Defensive Rebounds 34
22 Assists 28
8 Steals 13
3 Blocks 6
22 Turnovers 14
1 Team Turnovers 2
23 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
34 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 16
6 Fast Break Points 20
42 Points in Paint 44
20 Fouls 20
0 Largest Lead 42
LA Clippers LA Clippers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ivica Zubac, C Out Dec 21
Derrick Jones Jr., F Out Dec 20
Bradley Beal, G Out Nov 12
Utah Jazz Utah Jazz Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jusuf Nurkic, C Day-To-Day Dec 23
Lauri Markkanen, F Day-To-Day Dec 23
Georges Niang, F Out Dec 15
Walker Kessler, C Out Nov 5

Game Information

Intuit Dome

Location: Inglewood, CA
Attendance: 14,651 · Capacity:

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 26 4 .867 - L1
Denver 21 8 .724 4.5 L1
Minnesota 20 10 .667 6 W3
Portland 12 18 .400 14 L2
Utah 10 19 .345 15.5 L4

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 19 9 .679 - L2
Phoenix 16 13 .552 3.5 W1
Golden State 15 15 .500 5 W2
LA Clippers 8 21 .276 11.5 W2
Sacramento 7 23 .233 13 L1
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