Donovan Mitchell scored 37 points, and the Utah Jazz went on a 14-2 run in the fourth quarter to beat the LA Clippers 117-111 for a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.
The Clippers went on an 18-6 run to lead 101-99 with 6:37 left in the fourth quarter. Bojan Bogdanovic’s 3-pointer put the Jazz ahead for good with 5:55 left. They pulled away to a 113-103 lead with 3:07 left.
During clutch time, the Jazz outscored the Clippers 9-0. Rudy Gobert scored 4 of the Jazz’s 9 on 1 for 1 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Kawhi Leonard had 2 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Clippers scored 2 points off them.
Jordan Clarkson scored 24 points (18 on 6 3-pointers) on 9 for 15 shooting off the bench. Joe Ingles added 19 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) on 7 for 10 shooting, and Gobert had 13 points, 20 rebounds and 3 blocks.
For the Clippers, Reggie Jackson scored 29 points, and Paul George added 27 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Leonard scored 21 points. The Clippers had 3 20-point scorers.
The Jazz shot 55.3% from the field and 51.3% from 3 to the Clippers’ 47.1% and 36.7%. The Jazz made 20 3-pointers, 6 of them by Mitchell and 6 by Clarkson. The Jazz’s starters outscored the Clippers 56-40 in 21 minutes together.