Jazz beat Raptors 145-113 for 7th straight home win
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Lauri Markkanen scored 22 points and had nine rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz to a 145-113 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night.
Jordan Clarkson scored 21 points and Collin Sexton added 20 for the Jazz. Kelly Olynyk had a team-high 10 rebounds off the bench. Utah won for the 10th time in 12 games and earned its seventh straight win at home to move to .500 overall.
The Jazz outscored the Raptors 58-32 in the paint and made 21 3-pointers. Utah also had a 68-36 advantage in total rebounds.
“The game has just been fun,” Clarkson said. “When the ball is popping and everybody is involved, I think the vibe is really good and it carries over to our defense too.”
Pascal Siakam led Toronto with 27 points. Siakam returned after sitting out Wednesday’s 126-120 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers with back spasms. Scottie Barnes added 19 points and Immanuel Quickly chipped in 15 for the Raptors. Toronto lost a third straight game and finished its six-game road swing with only two victories.
“We did not have energy,” Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said. “We got to learn how to close road trips, how to play those games away from home. It comes down to that mental toughness and discipline.”
The Jazz built a 56-41 lead late in the second quarter. Markkanen scored back-to-back baskets and sank a pair of free throws to fuel a 14-4 run that put Utah up by double digits. Clarkson punctuated the run with a 3-pointer.
The Raptors struggled to keep pace with Utah despite going 16 of 24 from 3-point range through the first three quarters.
Toronto made only five field goals inside the arc during the first half. Barnes accounted for three of those baskets, the last one coming on a layup that trimmed the deficit to 35-32 early in the second quarter.
The Jazz made a point of collapsing on driving lanes in the paint and forcing the Raptors to play over the top from the perimeter. It led to Toronto scoring just six points in the paint in the first half.
“We did a good job of shifting,” Utah coach Will Hardy said. “The guys on the ball did a good job of containing the initial drive.”
Utah started the third quarter by scoring baskets on six straight possessions, extending its lead to 80-56. Simone Fontecchio ignited the run with back-to-back 3-pointers and added a layup in that opening stretch. The Jazz finished with a season-high 41 points in the third quarter.
Five different players had five or more assists for Utah.
“The ball is really moving around,” Hardy said. "I think everyone feels involved in what we’re doing.”
UP NEXT
Toronto: Hosts Boston on Monday night.
Utah: Hosts the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Scottie Barnes vs. John Collins (Lauri Markkanen gains possession) | ||
| 11:41 | | Scottie Barnes blocks John Collins's three point jump shot | ||
| 11:37 |  | Immanuel Quickley defensive rebound | ||
| 11:34 | | +3 | Immanuel Quickley makes three point running pullup jump shot | 3-0 |
| 11:16 | | Simone Fontecchio misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:13 | | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 11:01 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point turnaround jump shot | 5-0 |
| 10:38 | | +3 | Lauri Markkanen makes three point stepback jump shot (John Collins assists) | 5-3 |
| 10:21 | | RJ Barrett misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:19 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | RJ Barrett blocks Collin Sexton's two point running layup | ||
| 10:10 | | Kris Dunn offensive rebound | ||
| 10:08 | | RJ Barrett blocks Lauri Markkanen's two point cutting layup | ||
| 10:08 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 10:00 | | Thaddeus Young shooting foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 10:00 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-4 |
| 10:00 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-5 |
| 9:49 | | +3 | Immanuel Quickley makes three point pullup jump shot (Scottie Barnes assists) | 8-5 |
| 9:33 | | +2 | Kris Dunn makes two point driving dunk (Lauri Markkanen assists) | 8-7 |
| 9:25 | | Immanuel Quickley misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:23 | | Kris Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 9:14 | | RJ Barrett shooting foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 9:14 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-8 |
| 9:14 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-9 |
| 8:58 | | Scottie Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:55 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 8:45 | | Lauri Markkanen turnover (traveling) | ||
| 8:32 | | Scottie Barnes misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:29 | | Kris Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 8:23 | | Kris Dunn turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 8:14 | | RJ Barrett turnover (lost ball) (Collin Sexton steals) | ||
| 8:08 | | Kris Dunn misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:04 | | Thaddeus Young defensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | Kris Dunn blocks RJ Barrett's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:00 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | Thaddeus Young misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 7:51 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 7:41 | | Collin Sexton misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 7:39 | | Thaddeus Young defensive rebound | ||
| 7:29 | | Kris Dunn shooting foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 7:29 | | +1 | Pascal Siakam makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-9 |
| 7:29 | | Pascal Siakam misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:28 | | Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound | ||
| 7:14 | | Thaddeus Young personal foul (Walker Kessler draws the foul) | ||
| 7:06 | | +3 | Collin Sexton makes three point jump shot (Kris Dunn assists) | 9-12 |
| 6:54 | | Kris Dunn shooting foul (Immanuel Quickley draws the foul) | ||
| 6:54 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:54 | | +1 | Immanuel Quickley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-12 |
| 6:54 | | +1 | Immanuel Quickley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-12 |
| 6:41 | | Collin Sexton misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:39 | | RJ Barrett defensive rebound | ||
| 6:31 | | +3 | Pascal Siakam makes three point jump shot (Jontay Porter assists) | 14-12 |
| 6:16 | | Simone Fontecchio misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:13 | | Walker Kessler offensive rebound | ||
| 6:13 | | +2 | Walker Kessler makes two point tip dunk | 14-14 |
| 6:02 | | Pascal Siakam turnover (traveling) | ||
| 5:40 | | Simone Fontecchio misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:38 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 5:38 | | Jazz turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 5:23 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:22 | | Jazz defensive rebound | ||
| 5:06 | | Keyonte George misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:00 | | Simone Fontecchio offensive rebound | ||
| 5:00 | | +2 | Simone Fontecchio makes two point putback layup | 14-16 |
| 4:48 | | Lauri Markkanen personal foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 4:35 | | RJ Barrett misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 4:32 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 4:24 | | +3 | Simone Fontecchio makes three point jump shot (Jordan Clarkson assists) | 14-19 |
| 4:11 | | Walker Kessler shooting foul (Immanuel Quickley draws the foul) | ||
| 4:11 | | +1 | Immanuel Quickley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-19 |
| 4:11 | | +1 | Immanuel Quickley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-19 |
| 3:49 | | Jordan Clarkson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:46 | | Jontay Porter defensive rebound | ||
| 3:43 | | Gary Trent Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Lauri Markkanen steals) | ||
| 3:40 | | Lauri Markkanen turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:40 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:27 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:23 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 3:09 | | Jordan Clarkson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:07 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 2:51 | | Walker Kessler shooting foul (Scottie Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 2:51 | | +1 | Scottie Barnes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-19 |
| 2:51 | | Scottie Barnes misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:49 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | Jontay Porter shooting foul (Walker Kessler draws the foul) | ||
| 2:33 | | +1 | Walker Kessler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-20 |
| 2:33 | | +1 | Walker Kessler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-21 |
| 2:18 | | Walker Kessler blocks Scottie Barnes's two point driving layup | ||
| 2:15 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 2:06 | | Keyonte George turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 1:56 | | +3 | Dennis Schroder makes three point jump shot (Gary Trent Jr. assists) | 20-21 |
| 1:41 | | +3 | Ochai Agbaji makes three point jump shot (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 20-24 |
| 1:27 | | Scottie Barnes turnover (bad pass) (Walker Kessler steals) | ||
| 1:16 | | +2 | Kelly Olynyk makes two point reverse layup | 20-26 |
| 1:04 | | +2 | Chris Boucher makes two point turnaround jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 22-26 |
| 0:43 | | Scottie Barnes blocks Keyonte George's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:43 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 0:42 | | Ochai Agbaji misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:39 | | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 0:33 | | Dennis Schroder misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:31 | | Ochai Agbaji defensive rebound | ||
| 0:11 | | +2 | Ochai Agbaji makes two point driving layup (Jordan Clarkson assists) | 22-28 |
| 0:01 | | +3 | Scottie Barnes makes three point jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 25-28 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | Dennis Schroder misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:42 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | +2 | John Collins makes two point alley-oop layup (Ochai Agbaji assists) | 25-30 |
| 11:15 | | Scottie Barnes misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:13 | | Ochai Agbaji defensive rebound | ||
| 11:01 | | Ochai Agbaji misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:58 | | Kelly Olynyk offensive rebound | ||
| 10:57 | | +3 | Jordan Clarkson makes three point pullup jump shot (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 25-33 |
| 10:30 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point pullup jump shot | 27-33 |
| 10:14 | | +2 | Jordan Clarkson makes two point driving finger roll layup | 27-35 |
| 10:00 | | John Collins shooting foul (Scottie Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 10:00 | | Scottie Barnes misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:00 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 10:00 | | Scottie Barnes misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:58 | | Scottie Barnes offensive rebound | ||
| 9:49 | | +3 | Scottie Barnes makes three point pullup jump shot | 30-35 |
| 9:23 | | Gary Trent Jr. personal foul (Jordan Clarkson draws the foul) | ||
| 9:20 | | Keyonte George misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:17 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 9:17 | | Dennis Schroder personal foul (Loose ball) (Kelly Olynyk draws the foul) | ||
| 9:13 | | Ochai Agbaji misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:10 | | John Collins offensive rebound | ||
| 8:58 | | Kelly Olynyk turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:49 | | John Collins personal foul (RJ Barrett draws the foul) | ||
| 8:45 | | Ochai Agbaji blocks RJ Barrett's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:42 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 8:41 | | John Collins turnover (bad pass) (RJ Barrett steals) | ||
| 8:38 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point cutting layup (Thaddeus Young assists) | 32-35 |
| 8:38 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:24 | | Jordan Clarkson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:21 | | Ochai Agbaji offensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | Dennis Schroder shooting foul (Kelly Olynyk draws the foul) | ||
| 8:15 | | Kelly Olynyk misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:15 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | +1 | Kelly Olynyk makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-36 |
| 7:59 | | John Collins shooting foul (Scottie Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 7:59 | | +1 | Scottie Barnes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-36 |
| 7:59 | | Scottie Barnes misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:58 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 7:47 | | +3 | Ochai Agbaji makes three point jump shot (Jordan Clarkson assists) | 33-39 |
| 7:34 | | Scottie Barnes misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:32 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 7:21 | | Lauri Markkanen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:19 | | Raptors defensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | RJ Barrett misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:10 | | Jazz defensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | Thaddeus Young personal foul (Loose ball) (Kelly Olynyk draws the foul) | ||
| 7:01 | | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point alley-oop dunk (Collin Sexton assists) | 33-41 |
| 6:48 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:45 | | Ochai Agbaji defensive rebound | ||
| 6:39 | | +3 | Lauri Markkanen makes three point jump shot (Jordan Clarkson assists) | 33-44 |
| 6:36 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:29 | | Ochai Agbaji shooting foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 6:29 | | +1 | Pascal Siakam makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-44 |
| 6:29 | | +1 | Pascal Siakam makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-44 |
| 6:23 | | RJ Barrett personal foul (Lauri Markkanen draws the foul) | ||
| 6:23 | | +1 | Lauri Markkanen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-45 |
| 6:23 | | +1 | Lauri Markkanen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-46 |
| 6:08 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:06 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | Collin Sexton misses two point layup | ||
| 5:56 | | RJ Barrett defensive rebound |