The Utah Jazz defeated the Los Angeles Clippers, 117-111, at Vivint Smart Home Arena on Friday night in Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal round series. The Jazz leads the series, 2-0.

The Jazz (2-0) had dug themselves a hole in the first half of Game 1, and they naturally appeared intent on avoiding the same fate in Game 2. Utah looked like a much more focused team Thursday while posting 66 points through the first two quarters on their way to a 13-point halftime lead. However, much as their hosts had done to them in Game 1 on Tuesday, the Clippers (0-2) began to turn the game around in the third quarter by erasing six points from their deficit, and they then opened the final period on a 15-6 run over the first 5:23 to actually take a two-point lead. However, the Jazz would finish the game on a 19-10 run from that point, with Los Angeles missing multiple three-point attempts that would have been instrumental scores in a game decided by just six points.

Reggie Jackson led the Clippers with 29 points, adding three rebounds and two assists. Paul George generated a 27-point, 10-rebound double-double that also included six assists. Kawhi Leonard turned in 21 points, five assists, four rebounds and two steals. Marcus Morris mustered eight points, 10 rebounds, three assists and one block.

Donovan Mitchell paced the Jazz with 37 points, complementing them with four assists and three rebounds. Jordan Clarkson poured in 24 points. Joe Ingles furnished 19 points, four rebounds, four assists and one steal. Bojan Bogdanovic delivered 16 points, four boards, one assist and one steal. Rudy Gobert posted a 13-point, 20-rebound double-double that also included three blocks and two steals.

The series now shifts to Staples Center in Los Angeles, where the two teams will convene for Game 3 on Saturday night.