Steve Luhm's recap of Utah's big win over the L.A. Clippers.

"The Jazz may not be expected to do much in the playoffs, but they took a giant step toward getting there Saturday night at the Staples Center.
   
Bryon Russell poured in 19 points and John Stockton scored eight of his 16 points in the final 5:09 as the Jazz secured their hold on eighth place in the Western Conference with a 105-92 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.
   
Moving nine games over .500 for the first time this season, the Jazz (41-32) pulled 4 1/2 games ahead of the ninth-place Clippers (37-37) with nine games left. The Jazz are 1 1/2 games behind seventh-place Seattle and three games behind sixth-place Portland."