Mike Conley scored 22 points (12 on 4 3-pointers), and the Utah Jazz beat the New Orleans Pelicans 115-104.
The Jazz took control with a 23-8 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 15.
The Pelicans got within 82-79 on Nickeil Alexander-Walker’s driving layup with 11:25 to play, but Conley answered with a driving layup, and the Pelicans got no closer.
Donovan Mitchell had 29 points (15 in the fourth quarter) and 3 steals, and Bojan Bogdanovic added 21 points with 5 3-pointers. Mitchell scored 15 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter. The Jazz had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Pelicans, Jonas Valančiūnas had 25 points and 9 rebounds, and Brandon Ingram went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Jazz shot 48.2% from the field and 48.7% from 3 to the Pelicans’ 40.2% and 26.1%. The Jazz’s starters outscored the Pelicans 52-35 in 18 minutes together.