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Donovan Mitchell led 7 Utah Jazz players in double figures with 31 points as the visiting Utah Jazz bounced back after a rare loss to beat the Orlando Magic, 124-109, Saturday night, February 27 (Sunday, February 28, Philippine time).
Mitchell hit 5 three-pointers and dished out 6 assists for Utah, which turned a four-point halftime lead into a blowout victory. The Jazz hit 17-of-45 threes and shot 52.9% overall to win for the 12th time in 14 games.
The Jazz fell at Miami in Friday night.
Jordan Clarkson continued his Sixth Man of the Year quest with 18 points off the bench.
All-Star center Rudy Gobert contributed 12 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists and two blocks, Joe Ingles added 17 points and 7 assists, and Georges Niang fired in 13 points. The Jazz also got 10 points apiece from Bojan Bogdanovic and Derrick Favors.
All-Star Nikola Vucevic was a one-man wrecking crew for Orlando, scoring 34 points with 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Evan Fournier chipped in 16 points.
After a back-and-forth first half, the Jazz came out of the locker room playing like a team that has now won 23 of their last 26 games.
Utah took a 72-59 lead thanks to an 8-0 run, which included 6 points from Mitchell, and then stretched that to a 79-61 advantage after another Mitchell three and free throws from Bogdanovic.
Orlando worked the lead down to 8 at 90-82 after Mo Bamba hit two threes early in the 4th quarter. But the Jazz responded with consecutive baskets by Miye Oni (3), Ingles and Clarkson, and soon the lead had blossomed to an insurmountable 19.
The Jazz, who still have stops in New Orleans and Philadelphia on this four-game road trip, ended the first half on an 11-3 run, including a Royce O’Neale tip-in with 0.5 seconds left for a 54-50 lead.
The Magic have now lost 3 in a row after a three-game winning streak. – Rappler.com
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