James Harden scored 24 of his 41 points in the first quarter and the Los Angeles Clippers rolled to a 144-107 victory over the Utah Jazz on Monday night while reaching a season-high scoring total.
Harden had 34 points at halftime when the Clippers had an 81-47 lead. It was the most points in a first half as a team for the Clippers since scoring 82 in a December, 2019 game against Washington.had 15 for the Jazz, who lost their third consecutive game and fell for the eighth game in their last nine. Utah dropped to 3-10 on the road.Jazz: Entering the game near the bottom of the NBA with an average 119.3 points allowed, the Jazz saw the Clippers shoot 63.
4% in the first half to trail 81-47, while also allowing 59.8% shooting in the game. moves closer to his season debut and it showed early as the team shot 72.7% from 3-point range in the first quarter.Harden worked the shot clock down at the end of the first quarter and made a 29-foot 3-pointer to give him his 24 points in the period while outscoring the Jazz, who had 20.
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