The Sacramento Kings beat the Utah Jazz 119-110.
Nemanja Bjelica’s layup put the Kings ahead for good with 6:05 left in the third quarter.
The Jazz got within 89-87 on Joe Ingles’ free throw with 8:23 to play, but Bogdan Bogdanović answered with a 3-pointer, and the Jazz got no closer than 110-106.
During clutch time, the Kings outscored the Jazz 6-1.
Willie Cauley-Stein scored 23 points (20 in the paint) on 11 for 15 shooting, and Bjelica added 18 points and 8 rebounds on 7 for 9 shooting. Bogdanović scored 12 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter. The Kings had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Jazz, Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points (14 in the fourth quarter). Rudy Gobert had 13 points and 15 rebounds.
The Kings shot 52.8% from the field and 44.0% from 3 to the Jazz’s 43.2% and 30.8%. They outscored the Jazz 58-40 in the paint. Cauley-Stein fouled out.