Utah Jazz Shoot Lights Out From Three In Preseason Finale Win Over L.A. Clippers
Dec 17, 2020, 10:22 PM | Updated: 10:45 pm
Utah Jazz forward Bojan Bogdanovic (44) congratulated guard Mike Conley (10) on a fourth quarter three pointer. Bogdonovic had 30 points for the night. (Photo by Jeff Wheeler /Star Tribune via Getty Images)
(Photo by Jeff Wheeler /Star Tribune via Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Utah Jazz shot lights out from three-point range in a 125-105 preseason victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Clippers hosted the Jazz at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Thursday, December 17.
Utah made 24 three-pointers on 52 attempts for 46.2 percent.
here's a bunch of threes if you're into that sort of thing pic.twitter.com/z9Vkq7UDF8
— utahjazz (@utahjazz) December 18, 2020
Bojan Bogdanovic and Jordan Clarkson led the Jazz with a game-high 20 points apiece and five made triples each.
Jazz beat the Clippers 125-105, both Jordan Clarkson and Bojan Bogdanovic score 20.
Simply put a firestorm of three-point shooting from the Jazz who make 24 long balls. #TakeNote pic.twitter.com/jBoFgbV5dF
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) December 18, 2020
In addition to Bogdanovic and Clarkson, the following players made a three-pointer in the win:
- Royce O’Neale (1)
- Mike Conley (4)
- Donovan Mitchell (3)
- Joe Ingles (1)
- Georges Niang (2)
- Elijah Hughes (1)
- Miye Oni (2)
ho hum 🕷 pic.twitter.com/SDTpHItYtb
— utahjazz (@utahjazz) December 18, 2020
Had the contest been a week from now, the 24 mark would be a franchise regular season record. Instead, the threes will be a preseason record for the Jazz.
Overall, the Jazz shot 49.5 percent from the field compared to the Clippers’ 46.7 percent. Los Angeles was 50 percent on threes but only made 15.
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The Clippers were led by Paul George’s 16 points.
Los Angeles fell to 0-3 in the preseason with the result.
With the victory, Utah finished the preseason with a perfect, 3-0 record.
Jordan Clarkson and Bojan Bogdanovic (20 PTS, 5 3PM each) lift the @utahjazz past LAC! #NBAPreseason
Donovan Mitchell: 15 PTS, 8 AST
Paul George: 16 PTS pic.twitter.com/uQG5O9rTLk— NBA (@NBA) December 18, 2020
The Jazz will open the regular season against the Portland Trailblazers on Wednesday, December 23. Utah and Portland are slated to tip-off at 8 p.m. (MDT).
