Mikal Bridges scored 30 points (17 in the third quarter), and the Brooklyn Nets held off the Utah Jazz 111-110.
The Nets took control with a 17-3 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 23. The Nets led 93-70 with 9:51 left, and the Jazz cut it to 1 in the final seconds. Spencer Dinwiddie went 1 for 2 at the line with the Nets up 2 and 10.3 seconds left, Talen Horton-Tucker’s free throws made it 111-110 with 7.9 seconds left, and Seth Curry missed 2 free throws with the Nets up 1 and 5.8 seconds to go. The Jazz had the ball down 1, but Kelly Olynyk missed an 18-foot pull-up jumper at the buzzer that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Jazz outscored the Nets 10-8. Horton-Tucker scored 7 of the Jazz’s 10 on 2 for 2 shooting and 3 for 3 at the line.
Nic Claxton scored 14 points (12 in the paint) on 7 for 8 shooting.
For the Jazz, Horton-Tucker had 32 points and 8 assists. Lauri Markkanen had 23 points and 9 rebounds but went 1 for 8 from 3. Horton-Tucker scored 15 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter.
The Jazz outscored the Nets 60-42 in the paint. The Jazz outscored the Nets 19-7 in 5 minutes with Olynyk, Dunn, Markkanen, Toscano-Anderson and Horton-Tucker on the floor together.