INGLEWOOD, California, USA. — James Harden scored 24 of his 41 points in the first quarter and the Los Angeles Clippers won 144-107 over the Utah Jazz on Monday night, reaching their highest point total of the season.
Norman Powell had 29 points, Ivica Zubac added 19 points with 12 rebounds and Amir Coffey scored 16 points as the Clippers snapped a three-game losing streak and two straight losses at home.
Harden had 34 points at halftime as the Clippers held an 81-47 lead. It was the most points in a first half as a team for the Clippers since they scored 82 in a December 2019 game against Washington.
Jordan Clarkson scored 20 points, Lauri Markkanen added 17 and Collin Sexton had 15 for the Jazz, who lost their third straight game and fell for the eighth time in their last nine games. Utah fell to 3-10 on the road.
Harden scored the second-most points in any quarter in Clippers franchise history, behind Lou Williams’ 27 points in the third quarter of a January 2018 game against Golden State.