Game ID: 22301184
Utah Jazz @ LA Clippers
Friday, April 12, 2024 at 10:30 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAC 38 22 25 24 109UTA 27 34 25 24 110
LAC vs UTA ScoutingLAC vs UTA Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
LAC availability going into 4/05 · back-to-backOUT Leonard missed 2 since 4/02, out tonight
BACK Theis back 4/02 after 4, 18 min since (106% of 17)
BACK Tucker back 4/04 after 3, 17 min since (111% of 15)
BACK Hyland back 4/02 after 3, 8 min since (55% of 14)
BACK Boston back 4/02 after 4, 21 min since (212% of 10)
LAC availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Leonard missed 3 since 4/02, out tonight
BACK Theis back 4/02 after 4, 17 min since (103% of 17)
BACK Tucker back 4/04 after 3, 15 min since (102% of 15)
BACK Hyland back 4/02 after 3, 7 min since (54% of 14)
BACK Boston back 4/02 after 4, 14 min since (142% of 10)
LAC availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Leonard missed 4 since 4/02, out tonight
BACK Theis back 4/02 after 4, 17 min since (103% of 17)
BACK Tucker back 4/04 after 3, 15 min since (100% of 15)
BACK Hyland back 4/02 after 3, 7 min since (54% of 14)
BACK Boston back 4/02 after 4, 14 min since (142% of 10)
LAC availability going into 4/10 · back-to-backOUT Leonard missed 5 since 4/02, out tonight
OUT Theis missed 2 since 4/07, returns tonight: 10 min (57% of 17)
BACK Tucker back 4/04 after 3, 15 min since (100% of 15)
BACK Hyland back 4/02 after 3, 11 min since (78% of 14)
BACK Boston back 4/02 after 4, 10 min since (98% of 10)
NEW Coffey 21 to 28 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Harden missed 2 since 4/09, returns tonight: 10 min (29% of 35)
OUT Leonard missed 6 since 4/02, out tonight
BACK Theis back 4/10 after 2, 10 min since (57% of 17)
BACK Tucker back 4/04 after 3, 17 min since (114% of 15)
NEW Westbrook 22 to 28 min over the last 4
NEW Coffey 21 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Hyland 14 to 23 min over the last 3
NEW Boston 10 to 16 min over the last 3
LAC availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restOUT Leonard missed 7 since 4/02, out tonight
BACK Harden back 4/12 after 2, 10 min since (29% of 35)
BACK Theis back 4/10 after 2, 18 min since (108% of 17)
NEW Coffey 21 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Hyland 14 to 24 min over the last 4
NEW Boston 10 to 18 min over the last 4
LAC availability going into 4/21 · 6 days' restOUT Leonard missed 8 since 4/02, out tonight
BACK Harden back 4/12 after 2, 10 min since (29% of 35)
BACK Theis back 4/10 after 2, 22 min since (129% of 17)
NEW Coffey 21 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Plumlee 14 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Hyland 14 to 30 min over the last 3
NEW Boston 10 to 24 min over the last 4
LAC availability going into 4/23 · 1 day's restOUT Leonard missed 9 since 4/02, returns tonight: 35 min (102% of 34)
OUT Hyland missed 2 since 4/14, out tonight
BACK Harden back 4/12 after 2, 25 min since (71% of 35)
BACK Theis back 4/10 after 2, 22 min since (129% of 17)
NEW Coffey 21 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Boston 10 to 24 min over the last 4
LAC availability going into 4/26 · 2 days' restOUT Theis missed 2 since 4/21, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 2 since 4/21, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 3 since 4/14, returns tonight: 3 min (23% of 14)
OUT Boston missed 2 since 4/21, returns tonight: 3 min (28% of 10)
BACK Harden back 4/12 after 2, 30 min since (87% of 35)
BACK Leonard back 4/23 after 9, 35 min since (102% of 34)
NEW Coffey 21 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Plumlee 14 to 19 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 4/05 · 2 days' restOUT Clarkson missed 4 since 3/27, not on tonight's roster
OUT Collins missed 2 since 3/31, not on tonight's roster
OUT Lofton Jr. missed 12 since 3/12, returns tonight: 12 min (53% of 23)
OUT Preston missed 7 since 3/21, returns tonight: 17 min (166% of 10)
BACK Horton-Tucker back 3/27 after 3, 8 min since (42% of 20)
BACK Dunn back 3/29 after 2, 24 min since (127% of 19)
NEW George 27 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Sexton 27 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Hendricks 21 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Sensabaugh 18 to 24 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restBACK Lofton Jr. back 4/05 after 12, 12 min since (53% of 23)
BACK Horton-Tucker back 3/27 after 3, 14 min since (72% of 20)
BACK Dunn back 3/29 after 2, 24 min since (126% of 19)
BACK Preston back 4/05 after 7, 17 min since (166% of 10)
NEW George 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Sexton 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Hendricks 21 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Juzang 19 to 26 min over the last 3
NEW Yurtseven 11 to 17 min over the last 4
UTA availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restBACK Lofton Jr. back 4/05 after 12, 12 min since (53% of 23)
BACK Horton-Tucker back 4/02 after 2, 20 min since (98% of 20)
BACK Dunn back 3/29 after 2, 24 min since (126% of 19)
BACK Preston back 4/05 after 7, 17 min since (166% of 10)
NEW Juzang 19 to 28 min over the last 4
NEW Sensabaugh 18 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Yurtseven 11 to 21 min over the last 4
UTA availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restOUT Lofton Jr. missed 2 since 4/07, returns tonight: 27 min (121% of 23)
BACK Horton-Tucker back 4/02 after 2, 24 min since (120% of 20)
BACK Preston back 4/05 after 7, 11 min since (112% of 10)
NEW Bazley 24 to 30 min over the last 3
NEW Dunn 19 to 25 min over the last 3
NEW Juzang 19 to 29 min over the last 4
NEW Sensabaugh 18 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Yurtseven 11 to 24 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 4/12 · back-to-backBACK Lofton Jr. back 4/05 after 12, 20 min since (87% of 23)
BACK Horton-Tucker back 4/02 after 2, 25 min since (127% of 20)
BACK Preston back 4/05 after 7, 11 min since (112% of 10)
NEW Juzang 19 to 30 min over the last 4
NEW Yurtseven 11 to 25 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restBACK Lofton Jr. back 4/05 after 12, 25 min since (110% of 23)
BACK Preston back 4/05 after 7, 14 min since (133% of 10)
NEW Horton-Tucker 20 to 29 min over the last 4
NEW Juzang 19 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Yurtseven 11 to 22 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; George at 26 and Harden at 18 a game. They have won the glass by 8 a night. Without Harden (2 straight), Leonard (6 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Horton-Tucker at 17 and Sexton at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-8 a night and Utah minus-5 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 107 a night to Utah's 122. Call it the Clippers 120, Utah 109, the Clippers by 11.
4/05 vs UTA 131-102 — LAC notes
LAC won 131-102. LAC shot 56% (51 of 91) to UTA's 38%, 13 of 35 from three, and got to the line 18 times to UTA's 29. Mann led with 19 (8 of 9); Powell added 18, Westbrook 17. The hinge was Q1, 41-16: from level to 25 ahead, and the lead reached 38. Mann was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
4/07 vs CLE 120-118 — LAC notes
LAC won 120-118. LAC shot 49% (41 of 84) to CLE's 48%, 14 of 35 from three. The glass went 48-36 for them. George led with 39 (10 of 24, 3 of 9 from three, 16 of 16 at the line); Harden added 22, Mann 14. The hinge was Q4, 34-20: LAC came in trailing by 12 and left it ahead by 2. LAC trailed 59-80 at the half and won the second half 61-38. Powell was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
4/09 @ PHX 105-92 — LAC notes
LAC won 105-92. LAC shot 47% (41 of 87) to PHX's 34%, 12 of 26 from three, and got to the line 11 times to PHX's 28. LAC turned it over 18 times to PHX's 8, and PHX turned those into 16 steals. The glass went 63-38 for them. George led with 23 (7 of 15, 3 of 5 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Mann added 17, Zubac 17. The hinge was Q1, 37-10: from level to 27 ahead, and the lead reached 37. Powell was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
4/10 vs PHX 108-124 — LAC notes
LAC lost 108-124. LAC shot 46% (44 of 95) to PHX's 48%, 12 of 36 from three. Hyland led with 37 (15 of 29, 6 of 12 from three); Boston added 23, Plumlee 12. Q2 was theirs, 29-27, turning a 1-point deficit into a 1-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 97-79 against them. Brown's -30 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/12 vs UTA 109-110 — LAC notes
LAC lost 109-110. LAC took 8 more shots (96 to 88), fed by 20 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to UTA's 47%, 10 of 39 from three, and got to the line 19 times to UTA's 25. Hyland led with 20 (7 of 17, 3 of 11 from three); Coffey added 16, Theis 14. Q1 was theirs, 38-27, but the other 3 periods went 83-71 against them. They led by as many as 13. Hyland's -18 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/14 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 109, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 16 free throws a game; George at 22 and Hyland at 17 a game. They have won the glass by 8 a night. Without Leonard (7 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; VanVleet at 29 and Ja. Green at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-8 a night and Houston minus-7 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 109 a night to Houston's 121. Call it the Clippers 117, Houston 113, Houston keeping it close.
4/21 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 16 free throws a game; George at 24 and Hyland at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. They have won the glass by 5 a night. Without Leonard (8 straight). 6 days' rest. Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Dončić at 35 and Irving at 30 a game. Without Dončić (2 straight), Irving (2 straight), Lively II (8 straight). 6 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the line, where Dallas takes 21 free throws a game to the Clippers' 16. Call it the Clippers 115, Dallas 113, Dallas keeping it close.
4/23 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 14 free throws a game; Hyland at 21 and George at 18 a game. Without Leonard (9 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 19 free throws a game; Dončić at 34 and Irving at 25 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 34 percent from three to Dallas's 30 and the line, where Dallas takes 19 free throws a game to the Clippers' 14. Call it the Clippers 113, Dallas 109, Dallas keeping it close.
4/26 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 96 a night and allowing 107, shooting 41 percent and 31 from three, 20 free throws a game; Dončić at 31 and Irving at 26 a game. 2 days' rest. The Clippers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 109, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 17 free throws a game; George at 18 and Harden at 18 a game. Without Theis (2 straight), Tucker (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Dallas wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Dallas 110, the Clippers 109, the Clippers keeping it close.
4/05 @ LAC 102-131 — UTA notes
UTA lost 102-131. UTA shot 38% (35 of 91) to LAC's 56%, 9 of 30 from three, and went to the line 29 times to LAC's 18 — 23 points from the stripe to their 16. Horton-Tucker led with 17 (5 of 14, 2 of 5 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Bazley added 12, Yurtseven 12. Q3 was theirs, 37-29, the deficit cut from 33 to 25, but the other 3 periods went 102-65 against them. Sexton's -25 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/07 @ GSW 110-118 — UTA notes
UTA lost 110-118. UTA shot 47% (39 of 83) to GSW's 53%, 15 of 35 from three, and went to the line 21 times to GSW's 6 — 17 points from the stripe to their 6. The glass went 29-47 against them. Juzang led with 27 (9 of 12, 7 of 8 from three); George added 25, Sexton 15. Q4 was theirs, 33-21, the deficit cut from 20 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 97-77 against them.
4/09 vs DEN 95-111 — UTA notes
UTA lost 95-111. UTA shot 40% (36 of 91) to DEN's 49%, 10 of 31 from three. UTA turned it over 14 times to DEN's 9, and DEN turned those into 12 steals. Horton-Tucker led with 24 (10 of 23, 4 of 8 from three); Yurtseven added 20, Samanic 15. Q2 was theirs, 36-31, the deficit cut from 17 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 80-59 against them. Samanic's -24 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/11 vs HOU 124-121 — UTA notes
UTA won 124-121. UTA shot 51% (44 of 87) to HOU's 42%, 14 of 39 from three. The glass went 49-39 for them. Samanic led with 22 (7 of 17, 1 of 7 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); George added 20, Sensabaugh 17. The hinge was Q2, 36-29: the deficit went from 10 to 3. UTA trailed 64-67 at the half and won the second half 60-54.
4/12 @ LAC 110-109 — UTA notes
UTA won 110-109. UTA shot 47% (41 of 88) to LAC's 45%, 6 of 35 from three, and went to the line 25 times to LAC's 19 — 22 points from the stripe to their 13. Lofton Jr. led with 27 (10 of 16, 0 of 5 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); George added 14, Horton-Tucker 12. The hinge was Q2, 34-22: UTA came in trailing by 11 and left it ahead by 1.
4/14 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 43 from three, 17 free throws a game; Curry at 26 and Thompson at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Horton-Tucker at 17 and Lofton Jr. at 16 a game. One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 43 percent from three to Utah's 32 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-7 a night and Utah minus-3. Call it Golden State 119, Utah 110.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
UTABS B. Sensabaugh
DB D. Bazley
JJ J. Juzang
JP J. Preston
KG K. George
KL K. Lofton Jr.
LS L. Samanic
OY O. Yurtseven
TH T. Hendricks
TH T. Horton-Tucker
LACAC A. Coffey
BB B. Boston
BH B. Hyland
BJ Boston Jr.
DT D. Theis
IZ I. Zubac
JH J. Harden
KB K. Brown
MP M. Plumlee
NP N. Powell
PG P. George
PT P. Tucker
RW R. Westbrook
TM T. Mann
XM X. Moon
UTA/LAC the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Jazz beat Clippers 110-109, LA earns home-court advantage for 1st round and locks in 4th seed
LOS ANGELES -- — Reserve Kenneth Lofton Jr . scored a season-high 27 points and the Utah Jazz beat the Clippers 110-109 on Friday night after playoff-bound Los Angeles clinched the fourth seed in the West.
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.