LA Clippers @ Utah Jazz
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM ET
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT | Game ID: 22500087
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
UTA 43 35 30 21 129LAC 19 28 33 28 108
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Kessler scores 22 points to lead Jazz past Clippers 129-108
SALT LAKE CITY -- — Walker Kessler had 22 points and nine rebounds, Lauri Markkanen scored 20 and the Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Clippers 129-108 on Wednesday night.
Brice Sensabaugh added 20 points off the bench for Utah, which set a team record for points in a season opener.
Kessler, the longest-tenured member of the Jazz, went 7 for 7 from the field. He blocked four shots and finished with four assists.
The new-look Clippers appeared confused on the court at times in a disappointing debut for a team with lofty aspirations. Ivica Zubac led Los Angeles with 19 points and seven rebounds. James Harden and Brook Lopez each scored 15. Kawhi Leonard had 10 points on 3-of-9 shooting.
It was Los Angeles' most lopsided season-opening loss in 17 years.
Utah made its first 19 shots in the paint, as crisp passing and precise ball movement led to layups and dunks.
Widely expected to finish near the bottom of the NBA this season, the Jazz had 38 assists on 48 baskets and shot 55% from the field. Keyonte George led Utah with nine assists to go with his 16 points.
Ace Bailey , the No. 5 pick in this year's draft, has been ill and was limited to 20 minutes for the Jazz. He scored two points.
Bradley Beal also was on a minutes restriction in his Clippers debut and had five points.
Taylor Hendricks , who sustained a gruesome broken leg in the third game last season, returned to the court and looked bouncy coming off the bench for Utah. He finished with 13 points and five rebounds.
The Jazz led 78-47 at halftime after shooting 71.8% from the floor. The Clippers gave up 78 points in a half only once last season, while the Jazz hadn’t scored that many in a first half since the 2023-24 season.
Utah was 12 for 12 on 2-point field goals and added four 3s in the first quarter.
Up next Clippers: Host the Phoenix Suns on Friday.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
UTAAB A. Bailey
BS B. Sensabaugh
JN J. Nurkić
KF K. Filipowski
KG K. George
LM L. Markkanen
NU Nurkic
SM S. Mykhailiuk
TH T. Hendricks
WC W. Clayton Jr.
WK W. Kessler
LACBB B. Beal
BL B. Lopez
CC C. Christie
CP C. Paul
DJ D. Jones Jr.
IZ I. Zubac
JC J. Collins
JH J. Harden
KB K. Brown
KD K. Dunn
KL K. Leonard
KS K. Sanders
NB N. Batum
YN Y. Niederhäuser
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
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