L.A. Clippers 107, Utah 105
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 10:30 PM
Location -
EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials -
#26 Pat Fraher, #14 Ed Malloy, #72 J.T. Orr
Attendance -
19637
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
Recap
Chris Paul scored a season-high 34 points and Blake Griffin had 31 points and 14 rebounds as the Los Angeles Clippers ending a 15-game losing streak in Salt Lake City with a 107-105 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday.
Mo Williams scored 19 points and sank two free throws with 3.1 seconds left for the narrow win.
Utah had not lost at home to the Clippers, who won their fourth in a row, since Jan. 22, 2003.
Al Jefferson, playing despite a sore right ankle, led Utah with 27 points and 12 rebounds. C.J. Miles scored 16, Derrick Favors had 14 and Gordon Hayward 12.
Jefferson brought the Jazz to 98-96 with two free throws with 25 seconds remaining, but Griffin completed a three-point play for a 101-96 lead. Millsap made a 3-pointer but Chauncey Billups was fouled and made two free throws for a 103-99 lead with 13 seconds left.
Miles quickly buried a 3-pointer from the left wing, closing the gap to 103-102, but fouled Billups, who made two more free throws. Paul fouled Devin Harris, who made two more free throws, giving the Jazz a chance with 3.8 seconds left before Williams was fouled and sealed it
The Clippers outrebounded the Jazz 50-35.
Top Game Performances
| L.A. Clippers |
|
Utah |
|
Chris Paul 34 |
Scoring |
Al Jefferson 27 |
|
Chris Paul 11 |
Assists |
Earl Watson 8 |
|
Blake Griffin 14 |
Rebounds |
Al Jefferson 12 |
|
Chauncey Billups 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Derrick Favors 6 |
|
Chris Paul 3 |
Steals |
Devin Harris 2 |
|
Blake Griffin 3 |
Blocks |
Derrick Favors 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| L.A. Clippers
|
107 |
48.3 |
5-22 |
18-23 |
18 |
50 |
4 |
8 |
13 |
| Utah
|
105 |
46.9 |
3-11 |
26-36 |
21 |
35 |
3 |
6 |
10 |
Upcoming Games
-
Utah
will play their next game on the road against
Golden State.
The
Jazz
have a W/L % of
.538
after a win and
.714
after a loss.
-
L.A. Clippers
will play their next game at home against
Denver.
The
Clippers
have a W/L % of
.615
after a win and
.833
after a loss.