National Basketball Association
Utah 120, Philadelphia 85
When: 10:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Where: Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials:
#48 Scott Foster, #34 Kevin Cutler, #18 Matt Boland
Attendance:
18306
By Field Level Media
Bojan Bogdanovic scored 27 points, Rudy Gobert logged his 11th double-double of the young season and the Utah Jazz snapped out of a mini-funk by dominating the Philadelphia 76ers in a 120-85 victory Tuesday night in Salt Lake City.
Gobert took advantage of the Sixers being without Joel Embiid, who has missed five consecutive games -- all losses -- because of COVID-19 protocols.
The Jazz center scored 15 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and blocked four shots while helping Utah win for just the second time in six games. He spearheaded a Jazz defense that limited Philadelphia to 36.7 percent shooting.
Bogdanovic hit 9 of 12 shots overall and 5 of 7 from 3-point range to lead a Utah offense that made 51.7 percent of its field-goal attempts and earned its largest margin of victory this season.
Four other Utah players reached double digits: Jordan Clarkson (20 points with four 3-pointers), Mike Conley and Donovan Mitchell (13 apiece) and Hassan Whiteside (10).
Shake Milton scored 18 points and Tyrese Maxey added 16 points for the Sixers, who have lost five in a row after reeling off a six-game winning streak. This was the second stop on a five-game road trip for Philadelphia.
Utah, which lost the first two games on its four-game homestand, led by only two points after the first quarter. That changed quickly, though, as the Jazz opened the second quarter on a 14-point scoring streak thanks, in part, to six points from Clarkson.
Furkan Korkmaz finally put the Sixers on the scoreboard at the 7:56 mark of the quarter. Minutes later, however, Clarkson and Bogdanovic hit 3-pointers during an 8-0 run, putting the Jazz up 52-32.
The third quarter was much of the same, with the Jazz scoring the first five points and starting the second half on a 15-4 spurt. Utah's 16-point halftime lead blossomed to 31, 97-66, after three quarters.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Philadelphia |
|
Utah |
Shake Milton 18 |
Scoring |
Bojan Bogdanovic 27 |
Tobias Harris 5 |
Assists |
Mike Conley 7 |
Isaiah Joe 8 |
Rebounds |
Rudy Gobert 17 |
Shake Milton 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Bojan Bogdanovic 4 |
Seth Curry 2 |
Steals |
Jared Butler 1 |
Tobias Harris 2 |
Blocks |
Rudy Gobert 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Philadelphia
|
85 |
36.7 |
6-29 |
13-17 |
19 |
42 |
5 |
5 |
9 |
Utah
|
120 |
51.7 |
16-38 |
12-19 |
27 |
56 |
8 |
5 |
11 |
Upcoming Games
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Utah will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Jazz have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .600 after a loss.
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Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against Denver. The 76ers have a W/L % of .625 after a win and .429 after a loss.