Leonard made a season-high 14 shots in 23 attempts, was six of eight from three-point range and made all seven of his free throws. He also had five rebounds and five assists.

Paul George scored 20 points and Ivica Zubac had 18 points and 12 rebounds. James Harden had 12 points on two-of-eight shooting.

John Collins led Utah with 19 points and 13 rebounds. Talen Horton-Tucker contributed 16 points and five assists, Keyonte George chipped in 15 points and Walker Kessler had 12 rebounds in his return to the starting lineup.

The Jazz trailed by double digits for a large chunk of the second half before scoring on seven straight possessions to spark a rally early in the fourth quarter. Collins led the charge with three baskets, including back-to-back dunks. Utah cut it to 99-93 on Collin Sexton’s jumper with 6:56 left, capping an 18-7 run.

That’s as close as the Jazz got. Leonard made back-to-back baskets and assisted on another to fuel a 12-0 run that gave the Clippers a 111-93 lead with 4:48 remaining.