Kawhi Leonard scores season-high 41 points, Clippers beat Jazz 117-103
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Kawhi Leonard scored a season-high 41 points and the Los Angeles Clippers beat Utah 117-103 on Friday night to snap an 11-game road losing streak against the Jazz.
Leonard made a season-high 14 field goals in 23 attempts, was 6 of 8 from 3-point range and made all seven of his free throws. He also had five rebounds and five assists.
“I thought he had a good rhythm and his teammates kept looking for him and kept going through him,” Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said. “He was able to produce.”
Paul George added 20 points, and Ivica Zubac had 18 points and 12 rebounds. James Harden had 12 points on 2-of-8 shooting.
Los Angeles made 15 3-pointers and shot 44% from 3-point range.
John Collins led Utah with 19 points and 13 rebounds. Talen Horton-Tucker added 16 points and five assists, Keyonte George chipped in 15 points and Walker Kessler had 12 rebounds in his return to the starting lineup.
“I think the team tonight played pretty hard,” Jazz coach Will Hardy said. “On the offensive side of the ball we tried to play together, we tried to execute, and ultimately struggled to make shots. It put us behind the curve.”
The Jazz never led after the first quarter after struggling with inconsistency on offense.
“A lot of shots weren’t falling,” Collins said. “We felt like we generated a lot of good, open shots and a lot of those weren’t falling either.”
The Jazz trailed by double digits for a large chunk of the second half before scoring on seven straight possessions to spark a rally early in the fourth quarter. Collins led the charge with three baskets, including back-to-back dunks. Utah cut it to 99-93 on Sexton’s jumper with 6:56 left, capping an 18-7 run.
That’s as close as the Jazz got. Leonard made back-to-back baskets and assisted on another to fuel a 12-0 run that gave the Clippers a 111-93 lead with 4:48 remaining.
“We got stops and we made shots,” Leonard said. “Our defense kept us going. We had a steady group and a good mindset to keep moving.”
Leonard put the Clippers in a good spot with a hot start that foreshadowed his dominance over four quarters. He made his first five shots from the field, scoring 14 points, to put Los Angeles up 24-13. Buoyed by Leonard’s offensive efficiency, Los Angeles knocked down 62% of its first quarter field goal attempts.
“Our last two games we had been fighting from behind in those first quarters,” Leonard said. “You got to jump on teams early in their home building and (the Jazz) play very well at home. That was able to get us a little breathing room throughout the whole game.”
UP NEXT
Clippers: Host Portland on Monday night.
Jazz: At Oklahoma City on Monday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Ivica Zubac vs. Walker Kessler (James Harden gains possession) | ||
| 11:38 |  | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point layup | 2-0 |
| 11:14 | | Simone Fontecchio misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:10 | | Walker Kessler offensive rebound | ||
| 11:10 | | Walker Kessler misses two point tip layup | ||
| 11:10 | | Walker Kessler offensive rebound | ||
| 11:06 | | +2 | Walker Kessler makes two point bank hook shot | 2-2 |
| 10:49 | | Ivica Zubac misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:47 | | Kawhi Leonard offensive rebound | ||
| 10:37 | | +3 | Kawhi Leonard makes three point jump shot (Ivica Zubac assists) | 5-2 |
| 10:22 | | +3 | Keyonte George makes three point jump shot (Walker Kessler assists) | 5-5 |
| 10:22 | | Paul George shooting foul (Keyonte George draws the foul) | ||
| 10:22 | | +1 | Keyonte George makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 5-6 |
| 10:04 | | Terance Mann misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:59 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 9:52 | | Walker Kessler turnover (bad pass) (Paul George steals) | ||
| 9:48 | | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point driving floating jump shot (Paul George assists) | 7-6 |
| 9:48 | | Simone Fontecchio shooting foul (Kawhi Leonard draws the foul) | ||
| 9:48 | | +1 | Kawhi Leonard makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 8-6 |
| 9:29 | | Jordan Clarkson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:26 | | Paul George defensive rebound | ||
| 9:04 | | Paul George misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:03 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 9:03 | | Clippers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 8:51 | | Keyonte George misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:49 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 8:30 | | +2 | Terance Mann makes two point reverse layup (Ivica Zubac assists) | 10-6 |
| 8:16 | | Ivica Zubac blocks Jordan Clarkson's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:16 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 8:05 | | Keyonte George misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:02 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 7:53 | | +3 | Kawhi Leonard makes three point jump shot (Ivica Zubac assists) | 13-6 |
| 7:38 | | Simone Fontecchio turnover (traveling) | ||
| 7:25 | | +2 | Paul George makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 15-6 |
| 7:23 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:09 | | Ivica Zubac shooting foul (John Collins draws the foul) | ||
| 7:09 | | +1 | John Collins makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-7 |
| 7:09 | | +1 | John Collins makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-8 |
| 6:50 | | Paul George turnover (bad pass) (Kelly Olynyk steals) | ||
| 6:42 | | John Collins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:40 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 6:35 | | James Harden turnover (bad pass) (John Collins steals) | ||
| 6:28 | | +3 | Simone Fontecchio makes three point jump shot (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 15-11 |
| 6:12 | | Kelly Olynyk kicked ball violation | ||
| 5:57 | | Russell Westbrook misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 5:55 | | Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound | ||
| 5:53 | | Keyonte George turnover (back court violation) | ||
| 5:43 | | +3 | Russell Westbrook makes three point jump shot (Kawhi Leonard assists) | 18-11 |
| 5:15 | | Paul George blocks Kelly Olynyk's two point jump shot | ||
| 5:15 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 5:15 | | Jazz turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 5:06 | | Kelly Olynyk shooting foul (Kobe Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 5:06 | | Kobe Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:06 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 5:06 | | +1 | Kobe Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-11 |
| 4:52 | | Terance Mann personal foul (Jordan Clarkson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:46 | | Paul George personal foul (Kelly Olynyk draws the foul) | ||
| 4:44 | | Simone Fontecchio turnover (bad pass) (Russell Westbrook steals) | ||
| 4:40 | | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point running reverse layup (Russell Westbrook assists) | 21-11 |
| 4:40 | | John Collins shooting foul (Kawhi Leonard draws the foul) | ||
| 4:40 | | +1 | Kawhi Leonard makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 22-11 |
| 4:24 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:21 | | Terance Mann defensive rebound | ||
| 4:14 | | Terance Mann turnover (bad pass) (John Collins steals) | ||
| 4:09 | | +2 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point running finger roll layup | 22-13 |
| 3:56 | | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point pullup jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists) | 24-13 |
| 3:42 | | +2 | Jordan Clarkson makes two point stepback jump shot | 24-15 |
| 3:25 | | Norman Powell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:24 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 3:18 | | +3 | Kelly Olynyk makes three point jump shot (Jordan Clarkson assists) | 24-18 |
| 3:16 | | Clippers 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:09 | | Kelly Olynyk personal foul (Kawhi Leonard draws the foul) | ||
| 2:58 | | Norman Powell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:53 | | Kobe Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 2:52 | | Walker Kessler blocks Ivica Zubac's two point dunk | ||
| 2:52 | | Jazz defensive rebound | ||
| 2:41 | | Kobe Brown blocks Collin Sexton's two point cutting layup | ||
| 2:41 | | Clippers defensive rebound | ||
| 2:26 | | +2 | Norman Powell makes two point driving layup | 26-18 |
| 2:07 | | +3 | Ochai Agbaji makes three point stepback jump shot (Talen Horton-Tucker assists) | 26-21 |
| 1:45 | | Russell Westbrook turnover (bad pass) (Talen Horton-Tucker steals) | ||
| 1:43 | | +2 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point running reverse layup | 26-23 |
| 1:43 | | Russell Westbrook shooting foul (Talen Horton-Tucker draws the foul) | ||
| 1:43 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 1:42 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | Kawhi Leonard misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:19 | | Ivica Zubac offensive rebound | ||
| 1:19 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point tip dunk | 28-23 |
| 1:06 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:04 | | Kobe Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 0:49 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point dunk (Kobe Brown assists) | 30-23 |
| 0:32 | | +3 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes three point jump shot (Collin Sexton assists) | 30-26 |
| 0:21 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point hook shot (Norman Powell assists) | 32-26 |
| 0:02 | | Collin Sexton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | | Kobe Brown personal foul (Walker Kessler draws the foul) | ||
| 11:30 | | +2 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Collin Sexton assists) | 32-28 |
| 11:19 | | Collin Sexton personal foul (Norman Powell draws the foul) | ||
| 11:14 | | Walker Kessler blocks Russell Westbrook's two point cutting dunk | ||
| 11:14 | | Jazz defensive rebound | ||
| 10:53 | | Taylor Hendricks misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 10:52 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 10:45 | | Russell Westbrook turnover (bad pass) (Walker Kessler steals) | ||
| 10:40 | | Kobe Brown shooting foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 10:40 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-29 |
| 10:40 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-30 |
| 10:28 | | Norman Powell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:26 | | Ochai Agbaji defensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:06 | | Norman Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 9:59 | | +2 | Norman Powell makes two point driving floating jump shot | 34-30 |
| 9:59 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:49 | | +2 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point driving layup | 34-32 |
| 9:32 | | +3 | Norman Powell makes three point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 37-32 |
| 9:05 | | Collin Sexton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:05 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 9:05 | | Jazz turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 8:55 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point hook shot (James Harden assists) | 39-32 |
| 8:40 | | Ochai Agbaji turnover (bad pass) (Terance Mann steals) | ||
| 8:35 | | Norman Powell misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:32 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 8:23 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:20 | | Terance Mann defensive rebound | ||
| 8:03 | | Norman Powell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:01 | | Collin Sexton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:56 | | Collin Sexton misses two point running layup | ||
| 7:56 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 7:47 | | Walker Kessler misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 7:45 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | James Harden misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:37 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 7:27 | | +2 | Kelly Olynyk makes two point driving layup | 39-34 |
| 7:12 | | Kawhi Leonard misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:10 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 7:03 | | Taylor Hendricks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:01 | | Walker Kessler offensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | +2 | Walker Kessler makes two point putback layup | 39-36 |
| 6:36 | | Terance Mann turnover (bad pass) (Taylor Hendricks steals) | ||
| 6:36 | | Taylor Hendricks turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 6:32 | | James Harden misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:27 | | Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound | ||
| 6:16 | | Keyonte George misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:14 | | Paul George defensive rebound | ||
| 6:05 | | +3 | Terance Mann makes three point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 42-36 |
| 5:47 | | Simone Fontecchio misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:46 | | Paul George defensive rebound | ||
| 5:40 | | Paul George misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:37 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | John Collins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:23 | | Clippers defensive rebound | ||
| 5:08 | | Jordan Clarkson shooting foul (Terance Mann draws the foul) | ||
| 5:08 | | Terance Mann misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:08 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 5:08 | | Terance Mann misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:06 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 4:53 | | Simone Fontecchio misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:51 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 4:39 | | +2 | Kelly Olynyk makes two point layup | 42-38 |
| 4:24 | | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point driving dunk | 44-38 |
| 4:08 | | John Collins misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 4:07 | | Jordan Clarkson misses two point tip layup | ||
| 4:07 | | John Collins offensive rebound | ||
| 4:07 | | Jordan Clarkson offensive rebound | ||
| 4:04 | | +2 | Simone Fontecchio makes two point driving layup (John Collins assists) | 44-40 |
| 3:50 | | Kelly Olynyk shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 3:50 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-40 |
| 3:50 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 46-40 |
| 3:35 | | +2 | Keyonte George makes two point cutting layup (Jordan Clarkson assists) | 46-42 |
| 3:10 | | Keyonte George shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 3:10 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 47-42 |
| 3:10 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 48-42 |
| 3:10 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 49-42 |
| 2:50 |