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The Jazz forced the Suns to their second straight loss
The Jazz dominated the second half, forcing the Suns to their second straight loss by prevailing 118-114 in Phoenix.
Led by Donovan Mitchell and a great performance in the second half of the game, the Jazz defeated the Suns 118-114 in Phoenix, forcing them to their second straight loss. Now the Jazz are up to 38-22 and fourth in the West. On the other side, the Suns are now at 49-12 but remain ahead of the West.
The 8-0 streak the hosts built is now gone as the image of the ‘Suns’ has changed in the last two games. Outstanding for the Jazz was Donovan Mitchell with 26 points and 6/11 three points, while Clarkson also came off the bench very well with 22 points. For the Suns, Booker had 30 points and Johnson and Eaton had 23 points.
THE TWELVE MINUTES: 32-32, 60-56, 89-94, 114-118
ΣΑΝΣ: Bridges 11, Crowder 16 (4), Eaton 23 (1), Johnson 23 (4), Booker 30 (4), McGee 4, Holiday 5, Craig, Samet 2
JAZZ: Bogdanovic 11 (1), O’Neill 9 (3), Gomber 16 (14 rebounds), Mitchell 26 (6/11 3-pts), Conley 13 (2), Whiteside 8, Forrest 2, Clarkson 22 (2) , House 8 (2), Gay 3 (1).
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