Donovan Mitchell scored 31 points, and the Utah Jazz beat the Toronto Raptors 115-112.
Mitchell’s 16-foot pull-up jumper put the Jazz ahead for good with 29 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
The Raptors had the ball down 3, but Pascal Siakam missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Jazz outscored the Raptors 19-18. Mitchell scored 10 of the Jazz’s 19 on 2 for 3 shooting and 6 for 7 at the line.
Joe Ingles had 19 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) and 6 assists off the bench.
For the Raptors, Siakam had 27 points (11 in the third quarter) and 9 assists. OG Anunoby had 15 points and 4 steals on 6 for 8 shooting.
The Jazz went 35 for 41 at the line to the Raptors’ 11 for 14. The Raptors made 21 3-pointers, 4 of them by Norman Powell and 4 by Siakam. They got 3 offensive rebounds, about 6 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Raptors’ starters outscored the Jazz 56-44 in 21 minutes together. Anunoby fouled out.