Butler scores 28 as 76ers beat Jazz 113-107
Jimmy Butler III scored 28 points (18 in the paint), and the Philadelphia 76ers closed the fourth quarter on a 13-4 run to beat the Utah Jazz 113-107.
The Jazz led 103-100 with 3:08 left in the fourth quarter. Ben Simmons’ driving layup put the 76ers ahead for good with 58 seconds left. Joel Embiid scored 7 points during the run.
Butler’s reverse layup with 19.4 seconds left made it 111-107 and put it away.
During clutch time, the 76ers outscored the Jazz 15-10. Embiid scored 7 of the 76ers’ 15 on 1 for 2 shooting and 4 for 4 at the line. With 1:41 left, Ricky Rubio stole the ball from Simmons, and Jae Crowder’s tip-in off it put the Jazz ahead 107-105.
Embiid had 23 points and 3 blocks. Butler and Simmons set each other up for 7 baskets and 16 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Jazz, Donovan Mitchell had 31 points (20 in the paint) and 4 steals but went 1 for 11 from 3.
The 76ers shot 50.6% from the field and 47.8% from 3 to the Jazz’s 46.6% and 18.2%. The 76ers’ starters outscored the Jazz 31-12 in 9 minutes together.