Powell and Jackson star as Clippers defeat Jazz

los ANGELES: Norman Powell and Reggie Jackson did their part on Monday night with season-high point totals.

Powell came off the bench to score 30 and Jackson added 27 as the Clippers rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat the Utah Jazz 121-114.

“I give the team credit. No mater who’s on the floor, we always feel like we have a chance to win,” coach Tyronn Lue said ater the Clippers won their third straight.

Leonard, who missed last season with a knee injury, had eight points and five assists in 23 minutes while George was sidelined ater he strained his right hamstring during Saturday’s win over San Antonio.

The Jazz had a 93-86 lead late in the third quarter before the Clippers regained control with a 20-8 spurt over a six-minute span.

Powell scored nine points in the final 12 minutes and Jackson added eight. The Clippers forced six Jazz turnovers and held them to 7-of-20 shooting from the floor.

Ivica Zubac had 14 points and 14 rebounds for the Clippers, who have won four of their last five.

Jordan Clarkson led Utah with 26 points and Lauri Markkanen had 25 points and 10 rebounds. The Jazz have dropped four of their last six ater starting the season 10-3.

“That’s a frustrating game. We played very well in stretches and we were extremely poor in some stretches. That cost us the game,” Utah coach Will Hardy said.

The Clippers had a 10-point lead at the end of the first quarter. Powell’s 3-pointer extended the advantage to 55-38 with 5:47 remaining in the first half before the Jazz started to make their comeback. Utah scored eight straight points before going into haltime down 66-56.

Los Angeles was up 80-70 midway through the third quarter before Utah went on a 23-6 run that included seven points from Markkanen and six by Talen Horton-tucker.

“We did a great job of coming out of the locker room in the third quarter and giving us a chance to win the game,” Markkanen said.

Jazz: Kelly Olynyk had 19 points and Horton-tucker scored 14 off the bench. ... Jarred Vanderbilt grabbed 10 rebounds. ... Collin Sexton scored 10 points. Sexton got his second start of the season with Mike Conley sidelined because of a let knee strain.

Clippers: John Wall scored seven of his 13 points in the first quarter, including a half-court shot to end the period. ... Los Angeles had a season-high 12 offensive rebounds.