INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — Kawhi Leonard scored 45 points, James Harden added 20 and the Los Angeles Clippers recovered from blowing a 21-point lead to beat the Utah Jazz 118-101 on Thursday night, extending their winning streak to a season-best six games.

Leonard was the only Clippers starter on the floor for much of the fourth quarter. He singlehandedly matched Utah's points in the period (20), with blood on his nose from what appeared to be a scratch.

Los Angeles hit seven straight 3-pointers, with Leonard making four, to pull away. Nicolas Batum finished with 14 points and went 4 of 6 from 3-point range.

The Jazz rallied despite being without three starters. They were led by reserve Kyle Anderson with 22 points — his first 20-point game in nearly three years — and Brice Sensabaugh with 20. Anderson's eight rebounds were a season high. Cody Williams had 18 points, while Isaiah Collier added 16 points and 10 assists.

The game was tied six times in the third period, when Utah took its first lead.

The Clippers outscored Utah 28-7 to start the game. The Jazz missed their first six shots and had one rebound in the first six minutes.

Utah outscored the Clippers 33-22 in the second — when Leonard scored LA's first nine points — to trail 53-50 at halftime.

Utah played without Keyonte George (illness), Lauri Markkanen (knee) and Jusuf Nurkic (toe). The Jazz have dropped six of eight.

The Jazz had 58 points in the paint and their bench outscored the Clippers' reserves 51-40.

Up next

Jazz: Visit the Golden State Warriors on Saturday.

Clippers: Host the Boston Celtics on Saturday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Kyle Filipowski vs. Brook Lopez (James Harden gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Kawhi Leonard misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:37	Svi Mykhailiuk defensive rebound	0	0
11:28	Kyle Filipowski misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:26	John Collins defensive rebound	0	0
11:14	Taylor Hendricks shooting foul	0	0
11:14	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	1	0
11:14	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	2	0
10:58	Brice Sensabaugh misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:57	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	2	0
10:49	Brook Lopez misses 27-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:47	James Harden offensive rebound	2	0
10:32	Kris Dunn misses layup	2	0
10:31	John Collins offensive rebound	2	0
10:31	John Collins makes tip shot	4	0
10:15	Isaiah Collier out of bounds lost ball turnover	4	0
10:02	Brook Lopez misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	0
9:58	Kris Dunn offensive rebound	4	0
9:53	Taylor Hendricks personal foul	4	0
9:43	James Harden makes 15-foot step back jumpshot	6	0
9:31	Brice Sensabaugh misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	6	0
9:27	John Collins defensive rebound	6	0
9:21	Taylor Hendricks shooting foul	6	0
9:21	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3	7	0
9:21	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3	8	0
9:21	Cody Williams enters the game for Taylor Hendricks	8	0
9:21	James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3	9	0
9:04	Kyle Filipowski misses driving layup	9	0
9:01	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	9	0
8:58	Kawhi Leonard makes 1-foot running dunk	11	0
8:58	Jazz Full timeout	11	0
8:40	Kyle Filipowski bad pass turnover (John Collins steals)	11	0
8:33	Kawhi Leonard makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	14	0
8:14	Kyle Filipowski misses 7-foot floating jump shot	14	0
8:12	John Collins defensive rebound	14	0
8:00	Kawhi Leonard misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	14	0
7:56	Kris Dunn offensive rebound	14	0
7:52	Kris Dunn back court turnover	14	0
7:36	Svi Mykhailiuk misses 22-foot three point jumper	14	0
7:33	John Collins defensive rebound	14	0
7:17	James Harden makes driving layup	16	0
7:17	Jazz Full timeout	16	0
7:05	Cody Williams makes 1-foot dunk (Svi Mykhailiuk assists)	16	2
6:46	Svi Mykhailiuk shooting foul	16	2
6:46	Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 1 of 2	17	2
6:46	Kyle Anderson enters the game for Svi Mykhailiuk	17	2
6:46	Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 2 of 2	18	2
6:27	Kyle Filipowski misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	2
6:25	John Collins defensive rebound	18	2
6:17	James Harden misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	18	2
6:15	Kyle Filipowski defensive rebound	18	2
6:06	Isaiah Collier makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	18	5
5:45	James Harden bad pass turnover (Brice Sensabaugh steals)	18	5
5:42	Brice Sensabaugh makes running dunk	18	7
5:21	Brook Lopez misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	7
5:19	Kyle Anderson defensive rebound	18	7
5:12	Kyle Filipowski misses 22-foot running jump shot	18	7
5:11	James Harden defensive rebound	18	7
5:03	Kawhi Leonard bad pass turnover (Brice Sensabaugh steals)	18	7
5:01	James Harden personal foul	18	7
5:01	Derrick Jones Jr. enters the game for Kris Dunn	18	7
5:01	Yanic Konan Niederhauser enters the game for Brook Lopez	18	7
4:52	Brice Sensabaugh bad pass turnover (Kawhi Leonard steals)	18	7
4:47	Derrick Jones Jr. makes running layup	20	7
4:34	John Collins blocks Brice Sensabaugh 's 23-foot three point jumper	20	7
4:34	Jazz offensive team rebound	20	7
4:34	Svi Mykhailiuk enters the game for Kyle Filipowski	20	7
4:34	Oscar Tshiebwe enters the game for Brice Sensabaugh	20	7
4:27	Cody Williams misses 10-foot two point shot	20	7
4:25	Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound	20	7
4:20	James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper	20	7
4:19	Isaiah Collier defensive rebound	20	7
4:15	Derrick Jones Jr. personal foul	20	7
4:15	Nicolas Batum enters the game for Kawhi Leonard	20	7
4:15	Walter Clayton Jr. enters the game for Isaiah Collier	20	7
4:11	Svi Mykhailiuk misses 14-foot step back jumpshot	20	7
4:10	Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound	20	7
3:58	Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes 3-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)	22	7
3:39	Kyle Anderson bad pass turnover	22	7
3:39	Kyle Anderson loose ball foul	22	7
3:39	Nicolas Batum makes free throw 1 of 2	23	7
3:39	Brice Sensabaugh enters the game for Cody Williams	23	7
3:39	Nicolas Batum makes free throw 2 of 2	24	7
3:25	Kyle Anderson misses driving floating jump shot	24	7
3:22	John Collins defensive rebound	24	7
3:18	Clippers Coach's Challenge	24	7
3:18	(03:18) [Clippers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Clippers] retain their timeout	24	7
3:18	Kyle Anderson personal foul	24	7
3:18	John Collins makes free throw 1 of 2	25	7
3:18	John Collins makes free throw 2 of 2	26	7
3:05	Derrick Jones Jr. blocks Oscar Tshiebwe 's 7-foot floating jump shot	24	7
3:04	James Harden defensive rebound	26	7
2:51	Derrick Jones Jr. bad pass turnover (Kyle Anderson steals)	26	7
2:44	Brice Sensabaugh misses 23-foot running jump shot	26	7
2:43	Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound	26	7
2:31	James Harden makes 9-foot pullup jump shot	28	7
2:17	Kyle Anderson makes 6-foot two point shot	28	9
2:17	John Collins shooting foul	28	9
2:17	Kobe Sanders enters the game for John Collins	28	9
2:17	Kyle Anderson makes free throw 1 of 1	28	10
2:00	Yanic Konan Niederhauser misses alley oop dunk	28	10
1:58	Brice Sensabaugh defensive rebound	28	10
1:56	Brice Sensabaugh makes running layup	28	12
1:47	Derrick Jones Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	28	12
1:46	Yanic Konan Niederhauser offensive rebound	28	12
1:34	James Harden misses driving layup	28	12
1:33	Yanic Konan Niederhauser offensive rebound	28	12
1:33	Kyle Anderson blocks Yanic Konan Niederhauser 's 2-foot two point shot	28	12
1:32	Kyle Anderson defensive rebound	28	12
1:23	Brice Sensabaugh lost ball turnover (Kobe Sanders steals)	28	12
1:11	Derrick Jones Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	31	12
57.8	Derrick Jones Jr. shooting foul	31	12
57.8	Walter Clayton Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	31	13
57.8	Walter Clayton Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	31	14
43.0	Yanic Konan Niederhauser bad pass turnover (Oscar Tshiebwe steals)	31	14
35.3	Kyle Anderson makes 6-foot two point shot	31	16
29.9	James Harden misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	31	16
26.5	Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound	31	16
4.0	Yanic Konan Niederhauser shooting foul	31	16
4.0	Kyle Anderson misses free throw 1 of 2	31	16
4.0	Jazz offensive team rebound	31	16
4.0	Kyle Anderson makes free throw 2 of 2	31	17
0.4	James Harden misses heave jump shot	31	17
0.1	Clippers offensive team rebound	31	17
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	31	17

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Venue

Intuit Dome

Inglewood, CA

Date & Time

3:30 AM, January 2, 2026

Coverage

KJZZ-TV, Jazz+, FanDuel SN SoCal, NBA League Pass

Attendance

17,927

Referees

Mitchell Ervin, Nick Buchert, Sha'Rae Mitchell

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	49	15	.766	W4
Minnesota	40	23	.635	W5
Denver	39	25	.609	L1
Portland	30	34	.469	L1
Utah	19	44	.302	W1

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	38	25	.603	W1
Phoenix	36	27	.571	W1
Golden State	32	30	.516	W1
LA Clippers	30	32	.484	L1
Sacramento	14	50	.219	L3

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