SALT LAKE CITY — If Monday night’s game is any indication, the Jazz could be relying more on the long ball this year.

After putting up just 14 3-pointers in each of their first two preseason games — five below their season average a year ago — the Jazz opened up with the long-range bombs in Monday night’s 102-89 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Jazz fired up 10 treys in the first quarter alone, making six, on their way to a 28-22 lead that they never lost. By the end of the night, the Jazz had sunk 14 of 30 with six different players getting into the act.

Trey Burke led the way with 4-of-7 shooting from downtown, while rookie Rodney Hood and veteran Gordon Harward each made 2 of 3. Rookie Dante Exum made 3 of 5, while big man Trevor Booker, who had made just one 3-pointer in his four-year NBA career, sank 2 of 3.

Even big men Enes Kanter and Derrick Favors got into the act, as Kanter tried a pair of 3's, while Favors, who earlier in the day said his 3-point shooting days are a couple of years away, tried one.

Coach Quin Snyder said he’s fine with a lot of 3's as long as they’re good shots and his team is spacing the floor well.

“I like them when they’re good shots,'' he said. “If there’s only 14 of them and they’re good shots and we have a chance to hit a high percentage, that's fine. It’s not like we were just jacking the ball up. The ball moved and our spacing was good.’’

Snyder said one of the keys was sharing the ball, and he was thrilled with the team’s 30 assists.

“We moved the ball really well and made the extra pass and made them pay for some of their defensive mistakes,’’ said Burke. “We need to continue to play with the pass and we’ll be fine.’’

Burke also said he’s worked hard at his 3-point shooting in the offseason.

“It’s something I’ve been working on,’’ he said. “I’m not trying to force anything, just take the open shots, and I think as a group we moved the ball really well and that’s why we had as many 3's and as many assists as we did tonight. We’ve just got to keep it up."

EXUM THE SHOOTER: Perhaps the most surprising long-range shooter was the rookie Exum, who doesn’t have a great reputation as an outside shooter.

“A lot of people have dissed my shot and it’s one thing I’ve worked at over the summer,’’ he said. “It’s coming along nicely and with the work I’ve done, it’s showing.’’

Exum also passed out four assists, but struggled going against veterans like Chris Paul and Jordan Farmar and finished with eight turnovers.

“It was little things where I came upon balls and was playing too fast and trying to do too much,’’ Exum said. “It was just about a learning curve for me. I want to come against them again on Friday and limit my turnovers and make strides at getting better.’’

GOBERT BOARDS: Rudy Gobert was a force on the inside, grabbing a career-high 20 rebounds while also scoring 11 points in 22 minutes of play.

Snyder joked afterward that perhaps Gobert was padding his stats with a lot of tipped balls. But he was pleased with the effort of the second-year center.

“I don’t know if 20 boards can be quiet,’’ he said. “There’s a couple of things we’ve asked him to do and one of them is to rebound. If he can do that, there’s going to be nights when he can really have an impact and tonight was one of them."

“I feel great — my confidence is high and we played really well,’’ Gobert said. “My teammates threw me the ball in the air. I just need to finish and work harder.’’

WILCOX PLAYS: C.J. Wilcox, a former all-stater for Pleasant Grove High who went on to play at Washington and become the school's second all-time scorer, was a first-round draft choice of the Clippers, No. 28 overall. He played just three minutes in the Clippers’ first two preseason games, but played 16 minutes for them Monday, finishing with one point, one assist and one rebound.

“Every game in the preseason is a learning experience,’’ Wilcox said afterward. “It was not as good as I would have liked. I am trying to get my feet wet and get adjusted to the NBA game. I am looking forward to getting better.’’

JAZZ NOTES: Alec Burks sat out with a sprained left shoulder, while Carrick Felix also missed the game with an injured shoulder. ... Brock Motum, Toure’ Murray and Steve Novak didn’t play due to coach’s decision, while Jack Cooley got in for the final 1:31 of the game. ... Blake Griffin scored 31 points in 30 minutes to lead the Clippers, while JJ Redick scored 17 points, and Paul added 11. ... The Clippers are now 0-3 in the preseason. They were coming off a 119-114 loss at Portland the night before. ... Ian Clark, who has been out with injury, played Monday night, scoring seven points with three assists. ... The Jazz now go on the road for four games, beginning Thursday with a game against the L.A. Lakers in Anaheim, California. They’ll play the Clippers again in L.A. on Friday night.