Utah
Jazz
101
–
118
FINAL
LA
Clippers
Date
Thursday, January 1, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTA | 17 | 33 | 31 | 20 | 101 |
| LAC | 31 | 22 | 29 | 36 | 118 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
James Harden
LAC
20
PTS
3
REB
7
AST
+5
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots1
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending25.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.21
Impact Composite66.4
Hustle: 5.0Defense: 60.4Impact: 0.9
held opponents to 25.0% FGonly 9 pts allowed on 42.1 possessions
Box Score MVP
Kawhi Leonard
LAC
45
PTS
7
REB
3
AST
+8
+/−
Game Performance
FG16-29 (55.2%)
3PT6-16
FT7-9
TS%68.3%
eFG%65.5%
STL2
BLK2
TOV3
ORTG117
DRTG105
NET+12
45 points55.2% FG6-16 from 33 deflections9 contested shotsonly 42 pts allowed on 80.9 possessions
Box Score
| UTA | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Svi Mykhailiuk | 23:37 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-9 | 22% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Isaiah Collier | 36:57 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6-9 | 67% | 1-3 | 33% | 3-5 | 60% | -15 |
| Kyle Filipowski | 28:25 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2-13 | 15% | 0-5 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -18 |
| Taylor Hendricks | 16:35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2-2 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Brice Sensabaugh | 31:37 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7-15 | 47% | 0-5 | 0% | 6-8 | 75% | -14 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Walter Clayton Jr. | 30:13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | 4-4 | 100% | -9 |
| Cody Williams | 26:09 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-10 | 60% | 2-5 | 40% | 4-5 | 80% | -10 |
| Kyle Anderson | 31:40 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8-10 | 80% | 0-0 | 0% | 6-7 | 86% | +7 |
| Oscar Tshiebwe | 14:47 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | -3 |
| TOTAL | — | 101 | 35 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 36-78 | 46% | 6-27 | 22% | 23-30 | 77% | — |
Ace Bailey —
Kevin Love —
Jusuf Nurkić —
| LAC | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 28:53 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-14 | 36% | 1-6 | 17% | 9-11 | 82% | +5 |
| Kris Dunn | 24:21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| John Collins | 19:54 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | +12 |
| Brook Lopez | 19:53 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-12 | 8% | 1-12 | 8% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 39:13 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16-29 | 55% | 6-16 | 38% | 7-9 | 78% | +8 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Derrick Jones Jr. | 24:08 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4-7 | 57% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| Kobe Sanders | 24:27 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4-7 | 57% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | +13 |
| Jordan Miller | 1:29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Yanic Konan Niederhäuser | 27:01 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +18 |
| Nicolas Batum | 27:43 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-6 | 67% | 4-6 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | +11 |
| TOTAL | — | 118 | 47 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 40-89 | 45% | 16-51 | 31% | 22-26 | 85% | — |
Kobe Brown —
Cam Christie —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
UTA36/78 (46%)
Paint
29/44 (66%)
Mid
5/14 (36%)
3PT
6/27 (22%)
RA 72%Paint 42%Corner 3 43%ATB3 0%Mid 33%
LAC40/89 (45%)
Paint
20/32 (63%)
Mid
8/12 (67%)
3PT
16/51 (31%)
ATB3 24%RA 63%Paint 64%Corner 3 60%Mid 67%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Kobe Sanders
defended Walter Clayton Jr.
4.4 min • 3 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Kris Dunn
held Brice Sensabaugh
3.6 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Nicolas Batum
vs Kyle Anderson
2.3 min • 6 pts • 100%
| LAC Defense | Brice Sensabaugh | Cody Williams | Isaiah Collier | Kyle Anderson | Kyle Filipowski | Oscar Tshiebwe | Svi Mykhailiuk | Taylor Hendricks | Walter Clayton Jr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard | 1.2m 2pts 50% | 4.0m 7pts 40% | 1.9m 4pts 100% | 2.3m 2pts 50% | 1.7m 11pts 44% | — | 4.2m 10pts 50% | — | 1.4m 6pts 50% |
| Yanic Konan Niederhäuser | 1.0m 4pts 100% | 1.5m 2pts 100% | — | 2.8m 0pts 0% | 2.9m 0pts 0% | 2.3m 2pts 50% | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — |
| James Harden | 2.1m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 3.1m 4pts 100% | 1.1m 5pts 67% | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% |
| Nicolas Batum | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 3.2m 3pts 50% | 2.3m 6pts 100% | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Kris Dunn | 3.6m 0pts 0% | — | 2.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | 2.3m 2pts 50% | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 6pts 67% |
| Kobe Sanders | — | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 4.4m 3pts 50% |
| Brook Lopez | — | — | — | — | 4.0m 3pts 14% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| John Collins | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 2.6m 2pts 100% | — |
| Other | — | — | 3.9m 3pts 100% | 1.8m 2pts 0% | 3.7m 4pts 40% | 1.1m 11pts 60% | 3.8m 10pts 83% | 3.5m 13pts 75% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = LAC leads, negative = UTA leads
LAC Largest Lead
21
Q1 9:29
UTA Largest Lead
4
Q3 8:09
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
LAC 8-0 run
Q1 0:46 – Q1 2:39
+1 → +8
LAC 9-0 run
Q1 0:46 – Q1 2:39
+1 → +9
LAC 11-0 run
Q1 0:46 – Q1 3:02
+1 → +11
LAC 14-0 run
Q1 0:46 – Q1 3:27
+1 → +14