Reggie Jackson of the Los Angeles Clippers shoots the ball against the Orlando Magic on December 11, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Photo: VCG

Reggie Jackson scored nine of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, including what proved to be the game-winner with 2.2 seconds left in the Los Angeles Clippers' 106-104 victory over the Orlando Magic on Saturday.

Jackson had scored seven straight points in the final period, putting the hosts Clippers up 100-96 with a driving layup with 1:59 to play.

But he followed with an airball from three-point range and Orlando clawed back to tie the score at 104-104 with 23.6 seconds left.

The Clippers kept their faith in Jackson and he didn't disappoint with the shot that put them back in the lead, and Orlando's Terrence Ross missed a potential game-­winning three-pointer as time expired.

"They just kept backing me," Jackson said of the support he received from coaches and teammates. "It was easy to dig deep down and find something else in there."

In Washington DC, Utah's Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points and Rudy Gobert had a double-double of 20 points and 11 rebounds as the Jazz pushed their winning streak to seven games with a 123-98 victory over the Wizards.

Hassan Whiteside scored 18 points and pulled down 13 rebounds for Utah, who polished off a 4-0 road trip.

The Wizards emerged from a back-and-forth first half with a 51-50 lead. But Utah closed the third quarter on a 13-4 scoring run to take an 89-61 lead and never trailed in the final period.

The Miami Heat also notched a lopsided victory, beating the depleted Chicago Bulls 118-92.

The Bulls were missing seven players due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols. That included one player, Stanley Johnson, who had been called up on a 10-day contract after the Bulls were granted a hardship exemption.

"We need a hardship for a hardship right now," said Bulls coach Billy Donovan, who said that Chicago had "a lot of guys sitting at home with no symptoms."

Donovan called that a good, if frustrating, thing, saying he thought some players who experienced more severe illness struggled upon returning to play.

Zach LaVine did what he could for the Bulls with a game-high 33 points. But the Heat, led by a season-high 26 points from veteran Duncan Robinson, had five players in double-figures for the wire-to-wire win.

In the late game, Nikola Jokic had 35 points, 17 rebounds and the Denver Nuggets avenged an earlier loss to San Antonio by beating the Spurs 127-112.

The Nuggets used balanced attack Saturday after a disappointing loss to the Spurs two nights earlier. On Thursday, Denver never led in falling 123-111 to San Antonio.