Rudy Gobert had 17 points (9 in the fourth quarter) and 20 rebounds, and the Utah Jazz went on a 13-2 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Sacramento Kings 110-101 in the Kings’ home opener at Golden 1 Center.
It was tied at 95 when Bojan Bogdanovic’s driving layup put the Jazz ahead for good with 3:54 left. Gobert scored 7 points as they pulled away to a 108-97 lead with 28 seconds left.
During clutch time, the Jazz outscored the Kings 8-2. Gobert scored 6 of the Jazz’s 8 on 2 for 2 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. With 5:00 left, Tyrese Haliburton stole the ball from Mike Conley, and his driving dunk off it tied the game at 95.
Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points with 6 3-pointers.
For the Kings, Harrison Barnes had 25 points (14 in the paint) and 15 rebounds, and Buddy Hield added 24 points with 6 3-pointers off the bench. De'Aaron Fox had 12 points and 5 steals but shot 5 for 19.
The Jazz shot 41.1% from the field and 38.1% from 3 to the Kings’ 39.4% and 22.2%. The Jazz were outscored 12-0 in 4 minutes with Conley, Gobert, Clarkson, Oni and Paschall on the floor together. Richaun Holmes fouled out.