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Utah Jazz at LA Clippers

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31-50, 10-30 Away
Final
110 - 109

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Jazz beat Clippers 110-109, LA earns home-court advantage for 1st round and locks in 4th seed

Jazz hang on at the buzzer to beat the Clippers

Bones Hyland led the Clippers with 20 points off the bench and Amir Coffey added 16. Dallas' loss to Detroit ensured the Clippers' seeding and put the Mavericks in fifth before the Clippers tipped off. The Mavs and Clippers will meet in the first round for the third time in five years.

“Getting the fourth seed in a tough conference — you got four teams that won 50 games — it means a lot to have the homecourt advantage in the first round,” Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said. “Winning our (Pacific) division for the first time in 10 years says a lot about just staying with it even through tough times.”

Clippers star Kawhi Leonard missed his seventh straight game with right knee inflammation and is not expected back until the playoffs start next weekend.

“Hopefully, he will be playing,” Lue said. “That is what we want to see.”

The Clippers beat Denver, Utah, Cleveland and Phoenix shortly after Leonard went down.

“To win four games in a row against some good teams with Kawhi being out just shows what we've done to progress and get better,” Lue said, “because before it was hard to win without him on the floor.”

Already eliminated, the Jazz managed to win their second straight game for the first time since Feb. 4-6. They snapped a 12-game skid Thursday with a win over Houston, another team that's already been eliminated.

“Proud of the guys. It's hard to win back-to-back nights,” Jazz coach Will Hardy said. “We've struggled on the road this season.”

Paul George, who played just eight minutes, and Ivica Zubac added 10 points each for the Clippers, who routed the Jazz by 29 points a week ago.

Hyland gave the Clippers a 105-104 lead on a drive in the fourth. The Jazz answered with six in a row to go up 110-105. Los Angeles got within a point with 31 seconds to go on Brandon Boston Jr.'s basket. But Xavier Moon missed a potential winning 3-pointer at the final buzzer.

The Clippers led by 13 in the first half. The Jazz scored the first nine points of the third to lead 69-60 and went into the fourth ahead 86-85.

UP NEXT

Jazz: At Golden State on Sunday to end the regular season.

Clippers: Host Houston on Sunday to end the regular season.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Matchup Prediction

Clippers: 87.7%
Jazz: 12.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 110 - 109
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 110 - 109
4th 0.1 Brandon Boston Jr. lost ball turnover (Kenneth Lofton Jr. steals) 110 - 109
4th 1.1 Brandon Boston Jr. offensive rebound 110 - 109
4th 4.0 Xavier Moon misses 26-foot step back jumpshot 110 - 109

Statistics

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41-88 FG 43-96
46.6 Field Goal % 44.8
6-35 3PT 10-39
17.1 Three Point % 25.6
22-25 FT 13-19
88.0 Free Throw % 68.4
46 Rebounds 44
14 Offensive Rebounds 20
32 Defensive Rebounds 24
26 Assists 23
7 Steals 9
4 Blocks 7
16 Turnovers 13
2 Team Turnovers 0
18 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 2
0 Total Technical Fouls 2
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
20 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 12
14 Fast Break Points 16
64 Points in Paint 62
14 Fouls 17
11 Largest Lead 13

Game Information

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Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 19,370 · Capacity:

2023-24 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 57 25 .695 - W5
Denver 57 25 .695 - W1
Minnesota 56 26 .683 1 L1
Utah 31 51 .378 26 L1
Portland 21 61 .256 36 L5

2023-24 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Clippers - 31 L3 0.6219512 51
Phoenix 2 33 W3 0.597561 49
LA Lakers 4 35 W2 0.5731707 47
Sacramento 5 36 W1 0.5609756 46
Golden State 5 36 W1 0.5609756 46
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