Domantas Sabonis scored a career-high 42 points (24 in the paint), and the Indiana Pacers beat the Utah Jazz 125-113 to end a 6-game losing streak.
The Pacers took control with a 20-7 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 16.
The Jazz got within 97-95 on Jordan Clarkson’s driving layup with 8:03 to play, but Jeremy Lamb answered with a driving layup, and the Jazz got no closer.
In the fourth quarter, Lance Stephenson had 2 of his 4 steals, and the Pacers scored 2 points off them.
Stephenson assisted on 10 of Sabonis’ 18 baskets, 5 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Jazz, Donovan Mitchell had 36 points (18 on 6 3-pointers) and 9 assists, and Bojan Bogdanovic added 21 points.
The Pacers shot 55.0% from the field and 48.3% from 3 to the Jazz’s 47.6% and 42.9%. The Jazz’s starters outscored the Pacers 60-40 in 18 minutes together.