Terance Mann scored 39 points (10 during a 17-0 run in the third quarter), and the LA Clippers rallied from 25 points down in the third quarter to beat the Utah Jazz 131-119 in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals to reach the Western Conference finals.
The Clippers trailed 72-50 at halftime and 75-50 with 11:36 left in the third quarter. Their chance to win fell to 4.2% with 11:12 left in the third quarter, and they outscored the Jazz 81-44 the rest of the way.
Paul George had 28 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals, and Reggie Jackson added 27 points (14 in the third quarter), 10 assists and 3 steals. The Clippers had 3 20-point scorers. Jackson and Patrick Beverley set each other up for 6 baskets and 18 points, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Jazz, Donovan Mitchell had 39 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists and 9 3-pointers, and Royce O'Neale added 21 points and 10 rebounds on 8 for 12 shooting. Jordan Clarkson scored 21 points off the bench. The Jazz had 3 20-point scorers.
The Clippers shot 56.5% from the field and 51.3% from 3 to the Jazz’s 48.8% and 47.7%. The Clippers made 20 3-pointers, 7 of them by Mann and 4 by Nicolas Batum. The Jazz made 21 3-pointers, 9 of them by Mitchell and 4 by Bojan Bogdanovic. The Clippers outscored the Jazz 29-4 off turnovers. The Clippers outscored the Jazz 32-20 in 9 minutes with Batum, Beverley, George, Jackson and Mann on the floor together.