Paul George and Key Clippers Players to Watch vs. the Jazz - April 12

Minnesota's defensive effort in Game 2 was a transformative sight. In what appeared to be an effort to become one with their team name, they swarmed, smashed, hounded, snarled, took, and destroyed for 24 straight minutes to start the game. Not an inch of the court was safe.

Clippers vs. Jazz: Players to Watch

Clippers Key Players

Paul George averages 22.8 points, 5.3 boards and 3.6 assists, shooting 47% from the floor and 41.2% from beyond the arc, with 3.3 made treys per contest (sixth in NBA).

Harden's numbers on the season are 16.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 8.6 assists per contest, shooting 42.8% from the floor and 38.2% from downtown, with an average of 2.6 made treys.

Ivica Zubac is averaging 11.6 points, 1.4 assists and 9.3 boards.

Russell Westbrook is averaging 11.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.5 assists.

Norman Powell is averaging 14 points, 1.1 assists and 2.6 rebounds.

Jazz Key Players

Collin Sexton is averaging 18.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 4.9 assists for the Jazz.

The Jazz receive 15.1 points per game from John Collins, plus 8.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists.

Keyonte George averages 12.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 4.5 assists. He is draining 38.8% of his shots from the field and 33% from 3-point range, with 1.9 triples per contest.

Jordan Clarkson's numbers on the season are 17.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and 5 assists per contest. He is draining 41.3% of his shots from the field and 29.4% from beyond the arc, with an average of 1.7 treys.

Walker Kessler's numbers on the season are 8.1 points, 7.5 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. He is making 65.4% of his shots from the floor.

Clippers vs. Jazz Stat Insights

Los Angeles Key Stats

The Clippers are outscoring opponents by 3.5 points per game with a +281 scoring differential overall. They put up 115.8 points per game (11th in the NBA) and give up 112.3 per contest (10th in the league).

The 42.9 rebounds per game Los Angeles averages rank 19th in the league. Its opponents grab 41.9 per outing.

The Clippers make 12.7 three-pointers per game (15th in the league) compared to their opponents' 13. They shoot 38.5% from deep while their opponents hit 36.7% from long range.

Los Angeles ranks fourth in the league by averaging 116.4 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively is 13th in the NBA, allowing 112.5 points per 100 possessions.

Utah Key Stats

The Jazz's -395 scoring differential (being outscored by five points per game) is a result of putting up 115.7 points per game (12th in NBA) while giving up 120.7 per contest (29th in league).

Utah averages 45.4 rebounds per game (third in league) while conceding 42.2 per contest to opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 3.2 boards per game.

The Jazz make 13 three-pointers per game (13th in the league), 1.9 fewer than their opponents. They are shooting 35.6% from beyond the arc (21st in NBA) and opponents are shooting 39.8%.

Utah's 112 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 19th in the NBA, and the 117.8 points it concedes per 100 possessions rank 30th in the league.

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