Schedule and 2020-21 Results:
Regular Season Records: Utah 52-20, Los Angeles Clippers 47-25
Game 1 on Tuesday, 08 June: Los Angeles Clippers lose at Utah, 112-pts-109
Game 2 on Thursday, 10 June: Los Angeles Clippers lose at Utah, 117-pts-111
Game 3 on Saturday, 12 June: Utah loses at Los Angeles Clippers, 132-pts-106
Game 4 on Monday, 14 June: Utah loses at Los Angeles Clippers, 118-pts-104
Game 5 on Wednesday, 16 June: Los Angeles Clippers win at Utah, 119-pts-111
Game 6 on Friday, 18 June: Utah loses at Los Angeles Clippers, 131-pts-119

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 6: The Los Angeles Clippers hosted and defeated the Utah Jazz 131-pts-119 to complete a 4-games-2 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1477 victory. With the series 1477 win, the Los Angeles Clippers improve their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 7-9 overall and 1-5 in the Quarterfinals round. With the series 1477 loss, the Utah Jazz see their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record fall to 14-22 overall and 6-11 (with an active five-Quarterfinals series losing streak) in the Quarterfinals round. The win order for the victorious Los Angeles Clippers in series 1477 was LLWWWW: Series 1477 thus becomes the third NBA Quarterfinals-round series, the 13th NBA series (all rounds), and the 41st MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. The Los Angeles Clippers trailed the visiting Utah Jazz by 22 points as late as after two quarters of series 1477 Game 6, but emerged victorious: In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games beginning in 1947, home teams down 22 points as late as after two quarters had a game record of only 0-6 (.000) - the Los Angeles Clippers thus achieve a grade-A in-game comeback. In addition, the Clippers set a best-of-7 NBA playoff game record for the largest halftime deficit (22 points) surmounted for a home-team victory; the previous record was a 20-point deficit, set by the Celtics in Boston against the old New Jersey Nets in series 867 Game 3 (in the 2002 NBA Semifinals) and matched by the Golden State Warriors at home against the San Antonio Spurs in series 1348 Game 1 (in the 2017 NBA Semifinals). The series 1477 victory is the first best-of-7 NBA Quarterfinals series victory by the Los Angeles Clippers in six tries.

After Game 5: The Los Angeles Clippers visited and bested the Utah Jazz 119-pts-111 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1477 lead of 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Los Angeles Clippers have a series record of 3-2 and a Game 6 record of 1-4. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Utah Jazz have a series record of 1-8 and a Game 6 record of 3-6.

After Game 4: The Los Angeles Clippers hosted and topped the Utah Jazz 118-pts-104 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1477 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Los Angeles Clippers have a series record of 4-5 and a Game 5 record of 2-7, while the Utah Jazz have a series record of 3-4 and a Game 5 record of 2-5.

After Game 3: The Los Angeles Clippers hosted and bested the Utah Jazz 132-pts-106 to reduce the Utah Jazz best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1477 lead to 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Utah Jazz have a series record of 10-2 and a Game 4 record of 10-2 (with an active seven-Game 4 winning streak). When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Los Angeles Clippers have a series record of 2-3 and a Game 4 record of 4-1.

After Game 2: The Utah Jazz hosted and bested the Los Angeles Clippers 117-pts-111 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1477 lead of 2-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Utah Jazz have a series record of 8-0 and a Game 3 record of 2-6. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Los Angeles Clippers have a series record of 1-1 and a Game 3 record of 1-1. The series victory achieved by the Los Angeles Clippers upon trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 2-games-nil occurred in the last Clippers best-of-7 NBA playoff series, in the 2021 NBA Preliminary round.

After Game 1: The Utah Jazz hosted and defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 112-pts-109 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1477 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Utah Jazz have a series record of 10-3 and a Game 2 record of 8-5. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Los Angeles Clippers have a series record of 2-4 and a Game 2 record of 4-2. The Utah Jazz trailed the visiting Los Angeles Clippers by 13 points as late as after two quarters but emerged victorious: In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games beginning in 1947, home teams down 13 points as late as after two quarters had a game record of only 4-33 (.108) - the Utah Jazz thus achieve a grade-B in-game comeback.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2020-21 NBA regular season, the Utah Jazz finished five games ahead of the Los Angeles Clippers. From 1947 through the 2021 NBA Preliminary round, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by five regular-season games, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 27-11 (.711) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1477 is the 36th best-of-7 NBA playoff series for the Utah Jazz, and the 16th for the Los Angeles Clippers. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Utah Jazz have an all-rounds series record of 14-21, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 6-10 (with an active four-Quarterfinals series losing streak), and a Game 1 record of 13-22 (with an active six-Game 1 losing streak), while the Los Angeles Clippers have an all-rounds series record of 6-9, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 0-5, and a Game 1 record of 9-6. Series 1477 is the second best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between the Utah Jazz and the Los Angeles Clippers. In their only previous best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting, the Utah Jazz defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in series 1342, in the 2017 NBA Preliminary round.