National Basketball Association
Utah 103, L.A. Clippers 95
When: 10:30 PM ET, Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials:
#75 Eric Dalen, #13 Monty McCutchen, #23 Jason Phillips
Attendance:
19060
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Al Jefferson scored a season-high 31 points with 10 rebounds and rookie Gordon Hayward had a season-high 17 points as the Utah Jazz won their fourth consecutive road game with a 103-95 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night.
The Jazz (22-10) outscored the Clippers, 30-13, in the third quarter for an 81-70 lead as Jefferson and Hayward each scored 10 points.
Los Angeles began the fourth quarter with a 7-0 spurt before Hayward scored five points in a 9-0 run capped by Jefferson's bucket to rebuild Utah's lead to 13 points. The Clippers got no closer than the final margin.
Utah's Deron Williams had 16 points, seven assists and six rebounds. Mehmet Okur scored 13 points.
Rookie Blake Griffin had his 20th consecutive double-double with 30 points on 13-for-20 shooting and 12 rebounds for the Clippers (10-23). Eric Gordon scored 19 points.
Top Game Performances
| Utah |
|
L.A. Clippers |
|
Al Jefferson 31 |
Scoring |
Blake Griffin 30 |
|
Deron Williams 7 |
Assists |
Baron Davis 9 |
|
Al Jefferson 10 |
Rebounds |
Blake Griffin 12 |
|
Al Jefferson 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Eric Gordon 4 |
|
Raja Bell 1 |
Steals |
Al-Farouq Aminu 1 |
|
Al Jefferson 3 |
Blocks |
DeAndre Jordan 7 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Utah
|
103 |
47.1 |
5-15 |
18-21 |
25 |
42 |
4 |
4 |
12 |
| L.A. Clippers
|
95 |
48.6 |
8-22 |
17-26 |
23 |
34 |
10 |
4 |
14 |
Upcoming Games
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L.A. Clippers will play their next game at home against Atlanta. The Clippers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Utah will play their next game on the road against Portland. The Jazz have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.