Game ID: 22300540
Toronto Raptors @ Utah Jazz
Friday, January 12, 2024 at 9:30 PM ET
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
UTA 28 36 41 40 145TOR 25 22 38 28 113
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
UTA availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Hendricks missed 4 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Horton-Tucker missed 3 since 12/30, returns tonight: 12 min (61% of 20)
OUT Juzang missed 9 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 4 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 9 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK George back 12/26 after 6, 25 min since (93% of 27)
BACK Yurtseven back 12/26 after 5, 3 min since (26% of 11)
UTA availability going into 1/06 · back-to-backOUT Hendricks missed 5 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Juzang missed 10 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 5 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 10 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Horton-Tucker back 12/28 after 3, 9 min since (46% of 20)
BACK Yurtseven back 1/01 after 2, 8 min since (69% of 11)
UTA availability going into 1/08 · 1 day's restOUT Hendricks missed 6 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Juzang missed 11 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 6 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 11 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Horton-Tucker back 1/05 after 3, 12 min since (61% of 20)
BACK Yurtseven back 1/01 after 2, 8 min since (69% of 11)
NEW Fontecchio 23 to 31 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 1/10 · 1 day's restOUT Hendricks missed 7 since 12/28, returns tonight: 3 min (15% of 21)
OUT Horton-Tucker missed 2 since 1/06, out tonight
OUT Juzang missed 12 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 7 since 12/28, returns tonight: 3 min (18% of 18)
OUT Potter missed 12 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Yurtseven missed 2 since 1/06, returns tonight: 3 min (29% of 11)
NEW Fontecchio 23 to 31 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 1/12 · 1 day's restOUT Horton-Tucker missed 3 since 1/06, out tonight
OUT Juzang missed 13 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 13 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Hendricks back 1/10 after 7, 3 min since (15% of 21)
BACK Sensabaugh back 1/10 after 7, 3 min since (18% of 18)
BACK Yurtseven back 1/10 after 2, 3 min since (29% of 11)
NEW Fontecchio 23 to 29 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 1/13 · back-to-backOUT Horton-Tucker missed 4 since 1/06, out tonight
OUT Juzang missed 14 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 14 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Hendricks back 1/10 after 7, 3 min since (16% of 21)
BACK Sensabaugh back 1/10 after 7, 3 min since (19% of 18)
BACK Yurtseven back 1/10 after 2, 4 min since (37% of 11)
UTA availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Horton-Tucker missed 5 since 1/06, out tonight
OUT Juzang missed 15 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 15 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Hendricks back 1/10 after 7, 3 min since (16% of 21)
BACK Sensabaugh back 1/10 after 7, 3 min since (19% of 18)
BACK Yurtseven back 1/10 after 2, 4 min since (37% of 11)
UTA availability going into 1/18 · 2 days' restOUT Hendricks missed 2 since 1/13, out tonight
OUT Horton-Tucker missed 6 since 1/06, out tonight
OUT Juzang missed 16 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 2 since 1/13, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 16 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Yurtseven back 1/10 after 2, 4 min since (33% of 11)
UTA availability going into 1/20 · 1 day's restOUT Hendricks missed 3 since 1/13, out tonight
OUT Horton-Tucker missed 7 since 1/06, out tonight
OUT Juzang missed 17 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 3 since 1/13, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 17 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Yurtseven back 1/10 after 2, 4 min since (33% of 11)
TOR availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Dick missed 4 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 32 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 2 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT McDaniels missed 2 since 1/01, returns tonight: 7 min (68% of 11)
OUT Temple missed 9 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Young back 12/27 after 4, 6 min since (39% of 15)
BACK Porter back 1/03 after 5, 7 min since (52% of 14)
TOR availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Dick missed 5 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 33 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 2 since 1/03, returns tonight: 4 min (24% of 15)
OUT Porter Jr. missed 3 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Temple missed 10 since 12/18, returns tonight: 4 min (35% of 11)
BACK Porter back 1/03 after 5, 10 min since (75% of 14)
BACK McDaniels back 1/05 after 2, 7 min since (68% of 11)
TOR availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT Dick missed 6 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 34 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 4 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Young back 1/07 after 2, 4 min since (24% of 15)
BACK Porter back 1/03 after 5, 11 min since (78% of 14)
BACK McDaniels back 1/05 after 2, 6 min since (51% of 11)
BACK Temple back 1/07 after 10, 4 min since (35% of 11)
NEW Poeltl 26 to 32 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 1/10 · back-to-backOUT Dick missed 7 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 35 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 5 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Young back 1/07 after 2, 16 min since (107% of 15)
BACK Porter back 1/03 after 5, 11 min since (77% of 14)
BACK McDaniels back 1/05 after 2, 6 min since (51% of 11)
BACK Temple back 1/07 after 10, 4 min since (35% of 11)
TOR availability going into 1/12 · 1 day's restOUT Poeltl missed 2 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Dick missed 8 since 12/29, returns tonight: 12 min (58% of 21)
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 36 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 6 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Young back 1/07 after 2, 19 min since (123% of 15)
BACK Porter back 1/03 after 5, 12 min since (88% of 14)
BACK McDaniels back 1/05 after 2, 8 min since (75% of 11)
BACK Temple back 1/07 after 10, 6 min since (57% of 11)
TOR availability going into 1/15 · 2 days' restOUT Poeltl missed 3 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 37 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 7 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Dick back 1/12 after 8, 12 min since (58% of 21)
BACK Young back 1/07 after 2, 17 min since (112% of 15)
BACK McDaniels back 1/05 after 2, 8 min since (73% of 11)
BACK Temple back 1/07 after 10, 7 min since (61% of 11)
TOR availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Poeltl missed 4 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 38 since 10/28, returns tonight: 2 min (13% of 18)
OUT Porter Jr. missed 8 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Dick back 1/12 after 8, 12 min since (58% of 21)
BACK Young back 1/07 after 2, 17 min since (111% of 15)
BACK Temple back 1/07 after 10, 7 min since (61% of 11)
TOR availability going into 1/18 · back-to-backOUT Poeltl missed 5 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 9 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Dick back 1/12 after 8, 12 min since (56% of 21)
BACK Freeman-Liberty back 1/17 after 38, 2 min since (13% of 18)
NEW Young 15 to 22 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 1/20 · 1 day's restOUT Poeltl missed 6 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 10 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Dick back 1/12 after 8, 12 min since (56% of 21)
BACK Freeman-Liberty back 1/17 after 38, 2 min since (13% of 18)
NEW Porter 14 to 21 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 122, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; Markkanen at 26 and Clarkson at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Horton-Tucker (3 straight), Juzang (13 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 124, shooting 55 percent and 43 from three, 20 free throws a game; Barrett at 22 and Siakam at 21 a game. Without Poeltl (2 straight), Dick (8 straight), Freeman-Liberty (36 straight). One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the arc, Toronto at 43 percent from three to Utah's 36 and the line, where Utah takes 28 free throws a game to Toronto's 20. Call it Utah 122, Toronto 119, Toronto keeping it close.
1/05 @ BOS 97-126 — UTA notes
UTA lost 97-126. UTA shot 36% (34 of 94) to BOS's 43%, 6 of 34 from three. UTA turned it over 18 times to BOS's 12, and BOS turned those into 9 steals. Markkanen led with 17 (7 of 16, 2 of 7 from three); Sexton added 13, Collins 12. Q4 was theirs, 22-19, the deficit cut from 32 to 29, but the other 3 periods went 107-75 against them. Collins's -28 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/06 @ PHI 120-109 — UTA notes
UTA won 120-109. UTA shot 58% (46 of 80) to PHI's 40%, 8 of 30 from three. UTA turned it over 23 times to PHI's 6, and PHI turned those into 12 steals. The glass went 48-34 for them. Markkanen led with 33 (12 of 19, 5 of 9 from three); Sexton added 22, Collins 19. The hinge was Q3, 29-22: a lead of 1 became 8, and the lead reached 15. Markkanen was the night's best plus/minus at +8.
1/08 @ MIL 132-116 — UTA notes
UTA won 132-116. UTA shot 52% (47 of 90) to MIL's 45%, 20 of 44 from three. Markkanen led with 21 (5 of 15, 4 of 10 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Clarkson added 21, Collins 19. The hinge was Q1, 41-23: from level to 18 ahead, and the lead reached 33. Clarkson was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
1/10 vs DEN 124-111 — UTA notes
UTA won 124-111. UTA shot 55% (46 of 83) to DEN's 46%, 13 of 33 from three. Clarkson led with 27 (12 of 19, 3 of 8 from three); Markkanen added 26, Sexton 22. The hinge was Q1, 35-24: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 25. Markkanen was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
1/12 vs TOR 145-113 — UTA notes
UTA won 145-113. UTA shot 56% (52 of 93) to TOR's 43%, 21 of 43 from three, and got to the line 26 times to TOR's 37. The glass went 56-31 for them. Markkanen led with 22 (7 of 11, 4 of 6 from three); Clarkson added 21, Sexton 20. The hinge was Q2, 36-22: a lead of 3 became 17, and the lead reached 35. Markkanen was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
1/13 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; Markkanen at 24 and Sexton at 19 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Horton-Tucker (4 straight), Juzang (14 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 120, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Davis at 27 and James at 20 a game. Without Hachimura (5 straight), Vincent (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-11 a night and the Lakers minus-1. Call it Utah 119, the Lakers 114.
1/15 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 115, shooting 53 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Markkanen at 26 and Sexton at 22 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 13 a night. Without Horton-Tucker (5 straight), Juzang (15 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 116, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Mathurin at 18 and Turner at 14 a game. Without Haliburton (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-13 a night and Indiana plus-0 and the line, where Utah takes 27 free throws a game to Indiana's 20. Call it Utah 123, Indiana 117.
1/18 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 133 a night and allowing 114, shooting 53 percent and 42 from three, 29 free throws a game; Markkanen at 26 and Sexton at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Hendricks (2 straight), Horton-Tucker (6 straight), Juzang (16 straight). 2 days' rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 107, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 28 and Jal. Williams at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-11 a night and OKC plus-2 and the line, where Utah takes 29 free throws a game to OKC's 18. Call it Utah 119, OKC 117, OKC keeping it close.
1/20 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 26 from three, 25 free throws a game; Sengun at 22 and Ja. Green at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. 2 days' rest. Utah comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 132 a night and allowing 118, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 32 free throws a game; Markkanen at 27 and Sexton at 26 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Hendricks (3 straight), Horton-Tucker (7 straight), Juzang (17 straight). One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Utah at 41 percent from three to Houston's 26 and the glass, where Utah has been plus-9 a night and Houston minus-2. Call it Utah 120, Houston 116, Houston keeping it close.
1/05 @ SAC 130-135 — TOR notes
TOR lost 130-135. TOR shot 54% (47 of 87) to SAC's 52%, 13 of 37 from three, and went to the line 27 times to SAC's 15 — 23 points from the stripe to their 10. Quickley led with 20 (6 of 17, 4 of 12 from three); Barnes added 20, Siakam 18. Q3 was theirs, 40-30, the deficit cut from 20 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 105-90 against them. Barnes's -23 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/07 @ GSW 133-118 — TOR notes
TOR won 133-118. TOR shot 59% (55 of 94) to GSW's 45%, 15 of 33 from three. Barrett led with 37 (13 of 20, 5 of 8 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Boucher added 17, Siakam 16. The hinge was Q2, 40-21: a lead of 8 became 27. Barrett was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
1/09 @ LAL 131-132 — TOR notes
TOR lost 131-132. TOR took 13 more shots (94 to 81), but shot 56% to LAL's 54%, 17 of 35 from three, and got to the line 13 times to LAL's 36. Barnes led with 26 (11 of 20, 3 of 7 from three); Siakam added 25, Barrett 23. Q2 was theirs, 29-23, turning a 4-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 109-102 against them. Porter's -8 in 10 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/10 @ LAC 120-126 — TOR notes
TOR lost 120-126. TOR shot 55% (46 of 84) to LAC's 53%, 12 of 30 from three. TOR turned it over 14 times to LAC's 7. Quickley led with 25 (7 of 16, 2 of 4 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Barrett added 24, Schröder 22. Q3 was theirs, 35-33, turning a 1-point deficit into a 1-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 93-85 against them. Boucher's -10 in 11 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/12 @ UTA 113-145 — TOR notes
TOR lost 113-145. TOR shot 43% (35 of 81) to UTA's 56%, 17 of 34 from three, and went to the line 37 times to UTA's 26 — 26 points from the stripe to their 20. The glass went 31-56 against them. Siakam led with 27 (8 of 14, 5 of 6 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Barnes added 19, Quickley 15. Q1 was theirs, 25-28, but the other 3 periods went 117-88 against them. Quickley's -28 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/15 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 131, shooting 54 percent and 44 from three, 22 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Barrett at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Poeltl (3 straight), Freeman-Liberty (37 straight). 2 days' rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 27 free throws a game; Brown at 30 and Tatum at 29 a game. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 120 a night to Toronto's 131 and the glass, where Boston has been minus-1 a night and Toronto minus-6. Call it Boston 123, Toronto 119, Toronto keeping it close.
1/17 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 125, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Barrett at 22 and Siakam at 21 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Poeltl (4 straight), Freeman-Liberty (38 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 104, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Herro at 24 and Adebayo at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Love (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 104 a night to Toronto's 125 and the glass, where Miami has been plus-0 a night and Toronto minus-5. Call it Miami 114, Toronto 113, Toronto keeping it close.
1/18 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 121, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Siakam at 23 and Barrett at 20 a game. Without Poeltl (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; White at 23 and DeRozan at 20 a game. Without Williams (2 straight), Craig (15 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Toronto wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Toronto 117, Chicago 116, Chicago keeping it close.
1/20 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 105, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brunson at 34 and Randle at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Robinson (21 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Barrett at 19 and Barnes at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Poeltl (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-7 a night and Toronto minus-4 and the defense, New York allowing 105 a night to Toronto's 118. Call it New York 116, Toronto 109.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
UTABS B. Sensabaugh
CS C. Sexton
JC J. Clarkson
JC J. Collins
KD K. Dunn
KG K. George
KO K. Olynyk
LM L. Markkanen
LS L. Samanic
OA O. Agbaji
OY O. Yurtseven
SF S. Fontecchio
TH T. Hendricks
WK W. Kessler
TORCB C. Boucher
DS D. Schröder
GD G. Dick
GT G. Temple
GT G. Trent Jr.
IQ I. Quickley
JM J. McDaniels
JP J. Porter
PS P. Siakam
RB R. Barrett
SB S. Barnes
SC Schroder
TY T. Young
UTA/TOR the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Jazz beat Raptors 145-113 for 7th straight home win
SALT LAKE CITY -- — 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.