The Utah Jazz held off the Philadelphia 76ers 106-104.
The Jazz took control with a 19-7 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 13. The Jazz led 78-65 with 3:57 left in the third quarter, and the 76ers cut it to 2 in the final seconds. Donovan Mitchell missed 2 free throws with the Jazz up 4 and 6.6 seconds left, and Josh Richardson’s 14-foot turnaround jumper made it 106-104 with 1.4 seconds left.
During clutch time, the Jazz outscored the 76ers 9-8. Bojan Bogdanovic (No. 5 in clutch wins added, 2019-20) scored 5 of the Jazz’s 9 on 2 for 4 shooting.
Mitchell had 24 points (10 in the first quarter) and 8 assists. Bogdanovic added 20 points, and Rudy Gobert had 14 points (8 in the paint), 16 rebounds and 3 steals.
For the 76ers, Joel Embiid had 27 points and 16 rebounds but shot 5 for 16, and Richardson added 24 points and 3 steals. Raul Neto had 11 points and 3 steals off the bench.
The 76ers outscored the Jazz 28-16 in 10 minutes with Scott, Neto, Embiid, Richardson and Korkmaz on the floor together. Gobert fouled out.