The Los Angeles Clippers faced the Utah Jazz at home today. In this game, Paul George scored 15 points in his comeback and Kawhi Leonard scored 29 points, leading the Clippers to a 116-112 victory over the Jazz, which also ended the Jazz’s 9-game winning streak.
In terms of statistics, on the Jazz side, Donovan Mitchell had 35 points and 5 assists, Bogdanovic had 23 points, Conley had 16 points, and Clarkson had 19 points. For the Clippers, Leonard had 29 points and 5 rebounds, PG had 15 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Lou Williams had 19 points, Morris had 17 points and 7 rebounds, and Beverley had 17 points.
After the start of the game, the Jazz took the lead in firing from the outside and hit a three-pointer. After that, PG succeeded in retreating a jumper and returned the color. The two teams showed a fiery touch in the opening stage, and the scores rose to each other. By the middle of this section, the Clippers hit three consecutive points and took the lead. Since then, although the Jazz struggled to chase points, the Clippers have maintained a weak lead. At the end of this section, PG hit a buzzer. At the end of this section, the Clippers temporarily led the Jazz 31-23.
After the start of the second quarter, both teams were blocked on the offensive end, and then Zubac caused a foul by the Jazz and broke the deadlock with a free throw. Then, Ingles and Lou Will soared three-pointers, and the two teams staggered up. Then Reggie Jackson used a three-pointer to help the Clippers take a 10-point lead. After that, the difference between the two teams has been around 10 points. The Clippers expanded the point gap many times, but the Jazz then scored consecutive points and tried to chase points again. At the end of this section, the Clippers temporarily led the Jazz 57-49.
After the start of the third quarter, the Clippers first used an inside attack to score points, but then suddenly misfired. The Jazz took the opportunity to use Mitchell to score 7 points in a row, reducing the point difference to 3 points. Afterwards, Leonard made a jump shot to help the Clippers stabilize the situation. After that, Conley and Mitchell scored consecutively and directly tied the score. After that, the Jazz scored three points in a row and directly overtook the score. Since then, the two teams fell into a tug of war, the score has been biting, the two teams drew many times. At the end, Leonard scored points one after another to help the Clippers regain the lead. At the end of this section, the Clippers temporarily led the Jazz 79-75.
After the start of the fourth quarter, the two teams continued the tug-of-war, with the score staggered and the Clippers maintained a weak lead. Later, Lou Will and Jackson scored consecutive points to help the Clippers widen the difference to 7 points. After that, the two teams returned to the tug-of-war, with a point difference of about 5 points. In the second half of this quarter, the Jazz once reduced the difference to 2 points, but the Clippers immediately scored 5 points, directly forcing the Jazz to call a timeout. After that, the Jazz offense was once again blocked, and the Clippers directly expanded the point difference to double digits. By the end of the quarter, the Jazz never gave up the game, and once narrowed the difference to less than 5 points, while the Clippers kept the lead with stable free throws. In the end, the Clippers defeated the Jazz 116-112.
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