Los Angeles faces Utah, looks to stop 3-game skid

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Sunday, November 17, 2024 7:06AM

Utah Jazz (3-9, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (6-7, 11th in the Western Conference)

Inglewood, California; Sunday, 9 p.m. EST

Clippers -9.5; over/under is 221.5

BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles comes into the matchup with Utah after losing three straight games.

The Clippers are 4-7 against Western Conference opponents. Los Angeles has a 3-6 record against opponents above .500.

The Jazz are 2-8 in conference matchups. Utah is at the bottom of the league scoring 11.7 fast break points per game.

The Clippers average 12.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.2 fewer makes per game than the Jazz give up (14.9). The Jazz's 43.9% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.3 percentage points lower than the Clippers have given up to their opponents (46.2%).

TOP PERFORMERS: James Harden is averaging 20.7 points, eight rebounds, 8.3 assists and 1.5 steals for the Clippers.

Keyonte George is scoring 15.2 points per game and averaging 2.7 rebounds for the Jazz.

LAST 10 GAMES: Clippers: 4-6, averaging 108.6 points, 45.5 rebounds, 23.6 assists, 8.0 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.9 points per game.

Jazz: 3-7, averaging 107.9 points, 42.9 rebounds, 24.6 assists, 7.7 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 44.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.1 points.

INJURIES: Clippers: Kawhi Leonard: out (knee), P.J. Tucker: out (personal).

Jazz: Walker Kessler: day to day (hip), Taylor Hendricks: out for season (fibula).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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