In what was one of their most complete showings of the postseason, LA dominated Utah in nearly every facet of the game.
“It was a total team win,” Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said after the game.
The Clippers also had their best defensive showing of the series in Game 3, holding the Jazz to 106 points and allowing them to 42.9% shooting from the field.
Lue pointed to LA’s lax coverage of Joe Ingles, who sank five three-pointers, as one of the reasons why they fell behind early in the first quarter.
For the most part, though, LA had a solid showing.
Kawhi Leonard and Paul George combined for 65 points in Game 3, which is by far their highest tally of the series.
The first half of Game 3 belonged to George, who scored 20 of his 31 points in the first two quarters.
In the second half, the duo seemed to switch roles.
Outside of Paul George and Kawhi Leonard, no player has been as important to the LA Clippers’ success as Reggie Jackson.
He wants those opportunities to be on the big stage…
The LA Clippers fought an uphill battle in the first round, coming back from an 0-2 series deficit to defeat the Dallas Mavericks in seven games.
No team has ever come back from an 0-2 deficit more than once in the same playoffs, but as it stands, momentum clearly favors the Clippers in their current series with the Utah Jazz.