Published 12:02 IST, June 9th 2021

Clippers vs Jazz box score: Mitchell's 45 powers Utah to 112-109 win over the Clippers

Clippers vs Jazz box score: Donovan Mitchell once again rose to the occasion as he scored 45 points against the Clippers to seal a Game 1 win for the Jazz.

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Clippers vs Jazz box score: Mitchell's 45 powers Utah to a 112-109 win over the Clippers | Image: self
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Los Angeles Clippers played wonderfully well in Game 1 against Utah which ended in a 112-109 win for Jazz. After playing out a 7 game series Clippers were really impressive as y stayed in game throughout but resilient Jazz kept racking buckets and stayed in game despite trailing by 10 points in 3rd quarter. superstar duo of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George did not have a great 1st half, but bench performed really well and kept scoring for m. Donovan Mitchell once again showed up big as he posted 45 points on night. Here are Clippers vs Jazz box score, game highlights and Clippers vs Jazz h2h record

Clippers vs Jazz box score 

Utah continued to play to ir strengths as y racked 17 three-pointers this game. Donovan Mitchell attempted 15 three-pointers and me 6, threes in his 45-point performance. young shooting guard scored at 53.3% shooting from field in his outstanding performance. 6th man of year Jordan Clarkson was phenomenal from bench, scoring 18 points in 28 minutes he played. Bogdanovic stepped up in 4th quarter and me some pretty important buckets for Jazz. With game coming down to final possession it was Rudy Gobert's block that sealed win for Utah, Frenchman stayed with Marcus Morris to block his shot and give his side a 1-0 le in series.

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Clippers attempted 42 three-pointers and me 16 out of m. Luke Kennard played 29 minutes for m and he scored 18 points on night while shooting 66.7% from 3-point range. Paul George and Kawhi did not have a great first half and missed a lot of buckets, but in second half pair me a fantastic comeback and led Clippers attack. Paul George me a clutch 3 which brought game at a 3 point difference with a final possession to play, which was eventually blocked by Rudy Gobert.

Clippers vs Jazz h2h record 

two teams met 3 times in regular season and Jazz came out victorious 2 out of 3 times. Utah also hold superior vantage over Clippers overall as y have managed to beat m 109 times as compared to 81 wins Clippers have over m.

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When is Clippers vs Jazz Game 2?

Clippers vs Jazz Game 2 will be played at Vivint Arena, Utah on Thursday, June 10 at 10:00 PM [Friday, June 11 at 7:30 AM IST]. Game 2 will be decisive as post this game series will move to Staples Centre for Games 3 and 4. 

NBA scores from Tuesday

Western Conference 

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Los Angeles Clippers 109-1112 Utah Jazz

Eastern Conference

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Atlanta Hawks 102-118 Philelphia 76ers 

Picture Credits: Utah Jazz/Twitter

12:02 IST, June 9th 2021