Favors has 18 points and 11 rebounds as Jazz beat Raptors 93-89
Derrick Favors had 18 points (12 in the paint) and 11 rebounds, and the Utah Jazz beat the Toronto Raptors 93-89.
Alec Burks’ 12-foot pull-up jumper answered Jonas Valančiūnas’ layup and put the Jazz back ahead for good with 1:12 left in the fourth quarter.
The Raptors got within 89-87 on Kyle Lowry’s 2 free throws with 27 seconds to play, but Favors answered with a dunk, and the Raptors got no closer than 92-89.
Favors’ layup with 40.2 seconds left made it 88-85, and his free throw with 8.9 seconds left put it away at 93-89.
During clutch time, the Jazz outscored the Raptors 14-10. Favors scored 8 of the Jazz’s 14 on 3 for 3 shooting and 2 for 3 at the line.
For the Raptors, Luis Scola scored 22 points (12 in the second quarter) on 10 for 15 shooting. Lowry had 20 points, 6 assists and 3 steals but went 1 for 7 from 3. DeMar DeRozan scored 12 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter.
The Jazz shot 48.6% from the field and 31.8% from 3 to the Raptors’ 42.5% and 25.0%.