Clippers Cruise To Win In Home Opener
- Updated: October 31, 2016
The Los Angeles Clippers cruised to a 88-75 victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday night. Blake Griffin continued to climb up the Clippers franchise scoring list as he passed Corey Maggette for fourth.
Austin Rivers led the team with 19 points off the bench. Griffin added 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Jamal Crawford added 12 points.
For Utah George Hill led the team with 18 points. Dante Exum added 10 points as the only other double digit scorer for the Jazz.
DeAndre Jordan sustained a thumb injury in the third quarter that scared Clipper fans. Jordan received X-rays on the thumb and the results came back negative.
Los Angeles struggled to shoot the three ball on Sunday. They connected on just 6 of 27 attempts from behind the arch. On the positive side Los Angeles did force the Jazz into 18 turnovers.
Utah was without Gordon Hayward as he misses the start of the year. Hayward is dealing with a broken finger on his left hand.
Los Angeles will host the Phoenix Suns tonight at the Staples Center at 7:30 p.m. PST
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