Final · Friday, October 23
New OrleansPelicans
119
UtahJazz
120

Jazz Hold Off Pelicans 120-119 as Turnover Points and Threes Make the Difference

NOP 119 · UTA 120

The turning point

Utah led 62-52 at the half after back-to-back 31-point quarters. New Orleans changed the game in the third, scoring 38 points to Utah's 24 and taking a 90-86 lead into the fourth.

NOP 119 · UTA 120

The top performers

Jaren Jackson Jr. led Utah with 24 points and 10 rebounds, and he added 3 blocks. Keyonte George scored 19 and handed out 10 assists, though he also had 6 turnovers.

NOP 119 · UTA 120

Where it was won

The Jazz won on threes and ball movement. They made 13 of 35 from deep. New Orleans made 8 of 26. That 15-point gap from the arc outweighed the Pelicans' edge in the paint, 64-54. Utah assisted on 31 baskets to New Orleans' 18.

Top scorers
Jaren Jackson Jr.
Jazz · 24 PTS · 10 REB · 7-15 FG
Zion Williamson
Pelicans · 23 PTS · 5 REB · 8-12 FG
Saddiq Bey
Pelicans · 20 PTS · 8-12 FG
Best grade of the night
A

Jaren Jackson Jr.

He scored 24 with 10 rebounds and 3 blocks.

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Utah beat New Orleans 120-119 at Delta Center on Oct. 23 to earn its first win of the season and move to 1-2. The Jazz led by as many as 15, then survived a 38-point third quarter from the Pelicans.…

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