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James Harden scores 24 of his 41 points in 1st quarter as Clippers beat Jazz 144-107
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) James Harden scored 24 of his 41 points in the first quarter and the Los Angeles Clippers rolled to a 144-107 victory over the Utah Jazz on Monday night while reaching a season-high scoring total.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jazz visit Detroit on Thursday, and Clippers visit Dallas.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Walker Kessler vs. Ivica Zubac (Collin Sexton gains possession) | ||
| 11:35 |  | John Collins misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 11:33 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point floating jump shot (Kris Dunn assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:07 | | Keyonte George misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:04 | | Kris Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 10:58 | | +2 | Kris Dunn makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 0-4 |
| 10:45 | | +3 | Collin Sexton makes three point jump shot (Lauri Markkanen assists) | 3-4 |
| 10:20 | | +3 | Kris Dunn makes three point jump shot (Amir Coffey assists) | 3-7 |
| 9:53 | | Ivica Zubac blocks Keyonte George's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:50 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | Collin Sexton personal foul (Ivica Zubac draws the foul) | ||
| 9:38 | | +3 | Norman Powell makes three point jump shot (Kris Dunn assists) | 3-10 |
| 9:26 | | Lauri Markkanen turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:13 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point hook shot (James Harden assists) | 3-12 |
| 8:56 | | Amir Coffey blocks John Collins's two point cutting layup | ||
| 8:56 | | Clippers defensive rebound | ||
| 8:45 | | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:42 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | James Harden personal foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 8:19 | | Amir Coffey personal foul (Keyonte George draws the foul) | ||
| 8:12 | | Lauri Markkanen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:08 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 8:05 | | John Collins shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 8:05 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-13 |
| 8:05 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-14 |
| 7:58 | | Amir Coffey shooting foul (Lauri Markkanen draws the foul) | ||
| 7:58 | | +1 | Lauri Markkanen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-14 |
| 7:58 | | +1 | Lauri Markkanen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-14 |
| 7:35 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point stepback jump shot | 5-17 |
| 7:21 | | Ivica Zubac shooting foul (Lauri Markkanen draws the foul) | ||
| 7:21 | | +1 | Lauri Markkanen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-17 |
| 7:21 | | +1 | Lauri Markkanen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-17 |
| 7:00 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point pullup jump shot | 7-20 |
| 6:45 | | Clippers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:40 | | Walker Kessler turnover (bad pass) (Kris Dunn steals) | ||
| 6:36 | | Walker Kessler blocks Ivica Zubac's two point running layup | ||
| 6:32 | | Ivica Zubac offensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | +2 | Amir Coffey makes two point pullup jump shot (Ivica Zubac assists) | 7-22 |
| 6:14 | | Brice Sensabaugh misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:09 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 6:08 | | Ivica Zubac turnover (lost ball) (Brice Sensabaugh steals) | ||
| 6:04 | | Keyonte George turnover (traveling) | ||
| 5:50 | | +3 | Norman Powell makes three point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 7-25 |
| 5:37 | | Jordan Clarkson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:32 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 5:29 | | Brice Sensabaugh shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 5:29 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 7-26 |
| 5:29 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 7-27 |
| 5:29 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 7-28 |
| 5:16 | | Collin Sexton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:10 | | Brice Sensabaugh offensive rebound | ||
| 5:07 | | Jordan Clarkson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:03 | | Norman Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 5:01 | | Norman Powell misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:59 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 4:49 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point driving layup | 7-30 |
| 4:33 | | +3 | Johnny Juzang makes three point jump shot (Brice Sensabaugh assists) | 10-30 |
| 4:15 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point dunk (Norman Powell assists) | 10-32 |
| 4:01 | | Brice Sensabaugh misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:57 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 3:51 | | Johnny Juzang shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 3:51 | | James Harden misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | ||
| 3:51 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 3:51 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 10-33 |
| 3:51 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 10-34 |
| 3:33 | | Jordan Clarkson misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 3:29 | | Mo Bamba defensive rebound | ||
| 3:18 | | John Collins blocks James Harden's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:12 | | Kyle Filipowski defensive rebound | ||
| 3:12 | | Jordan Clarkson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:01 | | Kevin Porter Jr. turnover (lost ball) (John Collins steals) | ||
| 2:56 | | +2 | Brice Sensabaugh makes two point running layup (John Collins assists) | 12-34 |
| 2:56 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:45 | | John Collins shooting foul (Nicolas Batum draws the foul) | ||
| 2:45 | | +1 | Nicolas Batum makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-35 |
| 2:45 | | Nicolas Batum misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:42 | | Kyle Filipowski defensive rebound | ||
| 2:29 | | +3 | Johnny Juzang makes three point jump shot (Brice Sensabaugh assists) | 15-35 |
| 2:02 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point jump shot (Mo Bamba assists) | 15-38 |
| 1:55 | | Jordan Clarkson turnover (lost ball) (Kevin Porter Jr. steals) | ||
| 1:55 | | Kevin Porter Jr. turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 1:40 | | +2 | Jordan Clarkson makes two point pullup jump shot | 17-38 |
| 1:40 | | Nicolas Batum shooting foul (Jordan Clarkson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:40 | | +1 | Jordan Clarkson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 18-38 |
| 1:22 | | Jordan Miller misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 1:15 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 1:15 | | Clippers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 1:03 | | Brice Sensabaugh misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:59 | | Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:54 | | James Harden misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:51 | | Johnny Juzang defensive rebound | ||
| 0:44 | | Jordan Clarkson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:33 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point stepback jump shot | 18-41 |
| 0:24 | | +2 | Jordan Clarkson makes two point driving bank hook shot | 20-41 |
| 0:03 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point stepback jump shot | 20-44 |
| 0:00 | | Jordan Clarkson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:49 | | Norman Powell misses two point layup | ||
| 11:48 | | Mo Bamba offensive rebound | ||
| 11:48 | | Johnny Juzang shooting foul (Mo Bamba draws the foul) | ||
| 11:48 | | +1 | Mo Bamba makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-45 |
| 11:48 | | +1 | Mo Bamba makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-46 |
| 11:33 | | Jordan Clarkson turnover (lost ball) (Nicolas Batum steals) | ||
| 11:19 | | Kyle Filipowski shooting foul (Kevin Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 11:19 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:19 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 11:19 | | +1 | Kevin Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-47 |
| 11:01 | | Johnny Juzang misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:59 | | Norman Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 10:49 | | Kyle Filipowski personal foul (Jordan Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 10:41 | | +2 | Norman Powell makes two point driving layup | 20-49 |
| 10:33 | | Mo Bamba blocks Keyonte George's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:30 | | Nicolas Batum defensive rebound | ||
| 10:24 | | Jordan Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:20 | | Kevin Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | +3 | Norman Powell makes three point jump shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 20-52 |
| 10:18 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:04 | | Keyonte George misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Mo Bamba defensive rebound | ||
| 9:48 | | Jordan Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:44 | | Kyle Filipowski defensive rebound | ||
| 9:35 | | Jordan Clarkson misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 9:34 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 9:23 | | +3 | Keyonte George makes three point jump shot (Johnny Juzang assists) | 23-52 |
| 9:11 | | Keyonte George personal foul (Norman Powell draws the foul) | ||
| 9:06 | | Kyle Filipowski shooting foul (Mo Bamba draws the foul) | ||
| 9:06 | | Mo Bamba misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:06 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | +1 | Mo Bamba makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-53 |
| 8:52 | | Kris Dunn shooting foul (Kyle Filipowski draws the foul) | ||
| 8:52 | | +1 | Kyle Filipowski makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-53 |
| 8:52 | | +1 | Kyle Filipowski makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-53 |
| 8:42 | | Norman Powell misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:37 | | Kyle Filipowski defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | Lauri Markkanen turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:17 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point dunk (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 25-55 |
| 8:06 | | +3 | Lauri Markkanen makes three point jump shot (Keyonte George assists) | 28-55 |
| 7:46 | | Kris Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:44 | | Kyle Filipowski defensive rebound | ||
| 7:35 | | John Collins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:32 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 7:28 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses two point running layup | ||
| 7:23 | | Amir Coffey offensive rebound | ||
| 7:23 | | Amir Coffey misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:22 | | Keyonte George defensive rebound | ||
| 7:17 | | Lauri Markkanen misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 7:17 | | Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | +3 | Amir Coffey makes three point running jump shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 28-58 |
| 6:50 | | Kyle Filipowski misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:46 | | Norman Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 6:44 | | +2 | Norman Powell makes two point running layup | 28-60 |
| 6:43 | |