Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points (12 in the fourth quarter), and the Utah Jazz closed the third quarter on a 14-5 run to beat the Washington Wizards 129-119 to end a 4-game losing streak.
It was tied at 76 when Rudy Gobert’s dunk put the Jazz ahead for good with 3:36 left in the third quarter. Jordan Clarkson scored 6 points as they pulled away to a 90-81 lead after three quarters, and they led by as many as 15 in the fourth quarter.
The Wizards got within 104-101 on Bradley Beal’s 3-pointer with 5:18 to play, but Mitchell answered with a pull-up 3-pointer, and the Wizards got no closer than 107-103.
Bojan Bogdanovic scored 21 points (12 on 4 3-pointers), and Clarkson added 20 points and 8 rebounds off the bench. The Jazz had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Wizards, Beal had 42 points and 10 assists, and Davis Bertans went 1 for 8 from 3.
The Jazz shot 49.4% from the field and 51.4% from 3 to the Wizards’ 45.9% and 37.8%. The Wizards gave up 15 offensive rebounds, about 4 more than usual for the shots the Jazz missed. They outscored the Jazz 19-7 off turnovers. The Jazz outscored the Wizards 36-17 in 12 minutes with Conley, Clarkson, Ingles, Niang and Bradley on the floor together.