For the third time this series, the score was 10-2 in the opening minutes, forcing an exasperated head coach to call timeout early.
Only this time it was the Clippers off to a hot start, and the Jazz searching for answers. The Clippers finally got off to a hot start after three games of playing from behind, changing the tone of the game. They took control early, winning the first quarter 30-13, and never let go en route to a 118-104 victory.
The team finally got an offensive boost from Marcus Morris Sr. Monday. Morris had begun the second round shooting 1-of-16 from from distance, but all that changed with his brother Markieff at Staples Center for Game 4.