For a team playing its 31st game, it looked like an unusual sight: Nearly every Clipper staring up at the pregame introduction video playing on Staples Center’s videoboard.
Then again, there were some faces within the footage that hadn’t appeared together in nearly a month.
With starters Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and Nicolas Batum back from injuries, the Clippers and Utah Jazz, who had their own starter back in Mike Conley, dueled Friday in the teams’ final meeting and best look yet at how two contenders in the West stack up.
The Jazz entered in first place having won 20 of their last 21 games, including Wednesday against the Clippers, two spots behind in the standings.