Jazz Forward Joe Ingles Buries Back-To-Back Threes, Forces Clippers Timeout To Start Game 3
Jun 12, 2021, 6:59 PM | Updated: Dec 7, 2022, 3:54 pm
Utah Jazz Forward Joe Ingles (2) dribbles up the court during a NBA game between the Utah Jazz and the Los Angeles Clippers on February 19, 2021 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA. The game was played without fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
(Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Jazz forward Joe Ingles knocked down a pair of three-pointers and forced Clippers head coach Ty Lue to call an early timeout in Game 3 between Utah and Los Angeles.
RELATED STORIES
The Clippers hosted the Jazz at Staples Center for Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals on Saturday, June 12.
45 seconds into the contest, Ingles sunk a 28-foot jumper to give the Jazz a 5-0 lead.
29 seconds later, the forward buried the second of back-to-back triples to extend Utah’s lead to 8-0.
Ty Lue has to call a timeout before the @LAClippers bench even sat down.
The @utahjazz lead 8-0 after consecutive Joe Ingles threes. #takenote pic.twitter.com/Eh9DbH0TQj
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) June 13, 2021
Ingles’ threes forced Lue to call a timeout only 74 seconds into the game.
After the three-pointers, Ingles led the Jazz with six points on 2-2 shooting.
Jingling early ☕️#TakeNote | @joeingles7 pic.twitter.com/lq8RzSodbF
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) June 13, 2021
The Jazz enter the game with a 2-0 series lead over the Clippers.
This season, Ingles averaged 12.1 points per game on 48.9 percent shooting.
During the postseason, the forward has put up 8.1 points per contest in seven games.
In the words of @heydb in game two…
“Somebody might want to check Mr. Ingles.”
He gets two wide open threes to start this game.
— Ben Anderson (@BensHoops) June 13, 2021
Utah’s game against Los Angeles is broadcast on ABC and 97.5 FM.
