Big upset! The Clippers trailed by up to 37 points: Harden struggled with 15+11, and the new aid scored 5 three-pointers as a fig leaf.

On October 23, the NBA regular season, the Clippers challenged the Jazz away from home in the opening game. The Clippers were in bad shape in this game. They were completely lost in the face of the Jazz's big lineup. They fell behind 19-43 in the first quarter. After that, they fell completely passive. The morale of the team was low. They fell behind by as much as 31 points after halftime. In the second half, the Jazz still maintained a stable situation, leading by up to 37 points, without giving the Clippers any chance to counterattack. In the end, the Jazz upset the Clippers 129-108.

The Clippers' opening game still attracted a lot of attention. Unexpectedly, they were completely out of shape when they came up. They were completely suppressed by the Jazz. They had no way to deal with the high inside line and could only watch Markkanen and Kessler dunk continuously. The Jazz launched a 19-2 super offensive, directly widening the point difference. They made consecutive mistakes after coming off the bench. After the first quarter, the Clippers fell behind 19-43. In the second quarter of the game, the Jazz came up to continue the momentum. Fortunately, Lopez hit consecutive three-pointers, but in the final stage, the Jazz scored consecutive points and led 78-47 at halftime.

After changing sides and fighting again, the Clippers still couldn't limit the Jazz's scoring. Several times they tried to close the point difference to within 20 points, but someone from the Jazz always stepped up to score points. In the final quarter of the game, Lopez and Paul hit three-pointers one after another, finally closing the point difference to within 30 points. Unfortunately, there was not much time left, and then both sides also replaced substitute players, and the game lost suspense. In the end, the Clippers defeated the Jazz 108-129.

The Clippers were completely sleepwalking in this game. Every player was in terrible condition, and they were completely defeated by the Jazz. Although 6 players scored in double figures this time, the team's defensive performance was very poor, especially in the first half when they lost a whopping 78 points. Harden scored 15 points and 11 assists this time, Leonard scored 10 points and 4 rebounds, and Lopez, the two new players on the bench, scored 15 points and hit 5 three-pointers, becoming the only bright spot. In addition, Collins had 14 points, Bill, who started the game, only had 5 points, and Paul had 4 points.

The Jazz were on full fire, scoring 129 points, setting a new high in a single game in the history of the opening team. The entire team also flourished, leaving the Clippers with nothing to do, shooting over 55% and hitting 17 three-pointers. Among them, Kesler scored 22 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks, Markkanen scored 20 points, Sensabaugh on the bench scored 20 points, and George scored 16 points and 9 assists.