Bojan Bogdanovic scored a season-high 34 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), and the Utah Jazz went on a 13-2 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Toronto Raptors 106-102.
The Raptors led 91-85 with 11:42 left in the fourth quarter. Royce O'Neale’s 3-pointer put the Jazz ahead for good with 7:24 left. They took a 98-93 lead with 6:12 left.
The Raptors got within 98-96 on Fred VanVleet’s pull-up 3-pointer with 5:29 to play, but Bogdanovic answered with a pull-up 3-pointer, and the Raptors got no closer than 101-98.
During clutch time, the Raptors outscored the Jazz 6-5. Early in the fourth quarter, Pascal Siakam had 2 of his 3 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Raptors scored 2 points off them.
Joe Ingles assisted on 6 of Bogdanovic’s 12 baskets, 4 of them 3-pointers.
For the Raptors, VanVleet had 30 points and 7 assists, and Khem Birch added 17 points (14 in the paint), 10 rebounds and 6 assists.
The Jazz shot 47.4% from the field and 41.5% from 3 to the Raptors’ 44.7% and 36.4%. The Raptors outscored the Jazz 29-15 off turnovers.