Lauri Markkanen's stats are down this season, but he says — and his coach agrees — that there's a good reason for that.

Lauri Markkanen scored 32 points and had a season-high three steals to lead the Utah Jazz to a 131-119 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night. Jordan Clarkson had 21 points, nine rebounds and seven assists to help Utah end a three-game slide.

What a difference 48 hours make. On Monday, the L.A. Lakers blew away the Utah Jazz in Luka Doncic’ Laker debut. But Wednesday in Salt Lake City, it was all Jazz. Lauri Markkanen scored 32 points and had a season-high three steals to lead the Jazz to a 131-119 victory,

The Utah Jazz are back to the grind on short rest as they'll face off against the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night for the second leg of a back-to-back. The Jazz responded strongly following their most recent loss,

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TL;DR: Live stream LA Clippers vs. Utah Jazz in the NBA with FuboTV, Sling TV, or YouTube TV. The LA Clippers head to Delta Center to face the Utah Jazz in a Western Conference matchup. The Clippers are 29-23, which puts the team sixth place. The Jazz are 13-40, which puts the team in 14th place.