Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points (18 in the paint), and the Utah Jazz beat the Washington Wizards 128-124 for their fourth straight win.
Rudy Gobert’s three-point play put the Jazz ahead for good with 2:20 left in the fourth quarter.
Ricky Rubio’s corner 3-pointer with 1:56 left made it 120-116, and Mitchell’s 2 free throws with 8.5 seconds left put it away at 128-124.
During clutch time, the Jazz outscored the Wizards 18-13. Mitchell scored 8 of the Jazz’s 18 on 2 for 2 shooting and 4 for 4 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, Troy Brown Jr. had 2 steals in 27 seconds, one of them leading to Bradley Beal’s driving dunk that put the Wizards ahead 116-114, and the Wizards scored 2 points off them.
Jae Crowder scored 18 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) off the bench.
For the Wizards, Beal had 34 points and 6 assists, and Bobby Portis added 28 points, 13 rebounds and 4 steals.
The Jazz shot 55.2% from the field and 43.8% from 3 to the Wizards’ 49.0% and 40.5%. The Jazz outscored the Wizards 22-8 in 4 minutes with Korver, Favors, Crowder, Neto and Ingles on the floor together. Jabari Parker fouled out.