Utah Jazz vs Los Angeles Clippers (01-27-2026) game preview: When and where to watch, expected lineup, injury report, prediction, and more

The Los Angeles Clippers and Utah Jazz will play the game on Tuesday night after splitting their first two meetings this season. In the first game of the season, Utah shocked the Clippers by winning by 21 points. However, the second time these teams faced off, L.A. prevailed by 17 points at home.

They will now play in Utah, where the Jazz are all ready and the Clippers are on their way to a postseason win. Utah dropped to the No. 13 slot in the Western Conference after losing seven of its previous ten games and two straight. Meanwhile, Los Angeles is currently a healthy favorite by 8.5 points when the Clippers take on the Jazz. The overall number of points in the match is 232.5.

Utah Jazz vs Los Angeles Clippers - When and where to watch the game

On January 27, 2026, at Delta Center, the Utah Jazz (15-31) will look to Cody Williams to defeat James Harden (25.6, 14th) and the Los Angeles Clippers (21-24). NBC and Peacock will telecast the match live, along with Prime Videos.

Utah Jazz vs Los Angeles Clippers - Expected Starting Lineups

Utah Jazz

PG Isaiah Collier
SG Cody Williams
SF Ace Bailey
PF Kyle Filipowski
C Jusuf Nurkic

Los Angeles Clippers

PG James Harden
SG Kris Dunn
SF Kawhi Leonard
PF John Collins
C Ivica Zubac

Utah Jazz vs Los Angeles Clippers - Injury Report

Utah Jazz

• Jusuf Nurkic- Day-to-day (Illness)
• Georges Niang- Out (Foot)
• Lauri Markkanen- Out (Conditioning)
• Kevin Love- Day-to-day (Knee)
• Keyonte George- Out (Rest)
• Elijah Harkless- Out (Unspecified reasons)
• Walker Kessler- Out (Will undergo left shoulder surgery)

Los Angeles Clippers

• TyTy Washington Jr.- Day-to-day (Hamstring)
• Bogdan Bogdanovic- Out (Hamstring)
• Kawhi Leonard- Day-to-day (Bruised left knee)
• Kris Dunn- Day-to-day (Ankle)
• Derrick Jones Jr.- Out (Knee)
• Bradley Beal- Out (Will undergo season-ending surgery on his left hip)

Utah Jazz vs Los Angeles Clippers - Game Prediction

The Clippers and Jazz will play their third and final game of the season tonight. Los Angeles responded with a 118-101 victory on January 1 to even the series after Utah won the opening game 129-108 at home on October 22.

The Clippers are on a winning streak entering tonight's game, having won eight of their previous nine games and going 15-3 over their previous 18 games. The Jazz, who have dropped six of their past seven games and 12 of their last 15 in general, are still looking for stability. Now, they seem prepared to take on each other.



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