Game ID: 22400533
Utah Jazz @ Phoenix Suns
Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM ET
Footprint Center, Phoenix, AZ
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHX 31 34 22 27 114UTA 27 27 25 27 106
PHX vs UTA ScoutingPHX vs UTA Scouting
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.
PHX availability going into 1/04 · 3 days' restOUT Allen missed 5 since 12/23, returns tonight: 31 min (127% of 24)
OUT Nurkić missed 2 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 29 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 9 since 12/13, returns tonight: 12 min (95% of 12)
BACK Booker back 12/31 after 5, 30 min since (82% of 37)
BACK Okogie back 12/23 after 2, 22 min since (157% of 14)
NEW Dunn 19 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Morris 13 to 18 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 1/06 · 1 day's restOUT O'Neale missed 2 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Nurkić missed 3 since 12/28, returns tonight: 14 min (61% of 24)
OUT Gillespie missed 30 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Booker back 12/31 after 5, 33 min since (89% of 37)
BACK Allen back 1/04 after 5, 31 min since (127% of 24)
BACK Bol back 1/04 after 9, 12 min since (95% of 12)
NEW Dunn 19 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Okogie 14 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Morris 13 to 19 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 1/07 · back-to-backOUT O'Neale missed 3 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 31 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Booker back 12/31 after 5, 35 min since (93% of 37)
BACK Allen back 1/04 after 5, 22 min since (93% of 24)
BACK Nurkić back 1/06 after 3, 14 min since (61% of 24)
BACK Bol back 1/04 after 9, 12 min since (95% of 12)
NEW Dunn 19 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Okogie 14 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Morris 13 to 20 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT O'Neale missed 4 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 32 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 2 since 1/06, out tonight
BACK Booker back 12/31 after 5, 36 min since (96% of 37)
BACK Allen back 1/04 after 5, 23 min since (97% of 24)
BACK Nurkić back 1/06 after 3, 17 min since (70% of 24)
NEW Dunn 19 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Morris 13 to 19 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 1/11 · 1 day's restOUT O'Neale missed 5 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 33 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 3 since 1/06, out tonight
BACK Booker back 12/31 after 5, 37 min since (98% of 37)
BACK Allen back 1/04 after 5, 24 min since (101% of 24)
BACK Nurkić back 1/06 after 3, 17 min since (70% of 24)
NEW Dunn 19 to 27 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 1/12 · back-to-backOUT O'Neale missed 6 since 12/31, returns tonight: 22 min (88% of 24)
OUT Nurkić missed 2 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 34 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 4 since 1/06, out tonight
BACK Allen back 1/04 after 5, 26 min since (106% of 24)
NEW Dunn 19 to 24 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 1/14 · 1 day's restOUT Nurkić missed 3 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 35 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 5 since 1/06, out tonight
BACK O'Neale back 1/12 after 6, 22 min since (88% of 24)
PHX availability going into 1/16 · 1 day's restOUT Nurkić missed 4 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 36 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Okogie missed 2 since 1/12, not on tonight's roster
OUT Morris missed 2 since 1/12, returns tonight: 15 min (120% of 13)
OUT Bol missed 6 since 1/06, returns tonight: 4 min (36% of 12)
BACK O'Neale back 1/12 after 6, 19 min since (78% of 24)
PHX availability going into 1/18 · 1 day's restOUT Nurkić missed 5 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 37 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK O'Neale back 1/12 after 6, 20 min since (81% of 24)
BACK Morris back 1/16 after 2, 15 min since (120% of 13)
BACK Bol back 1/16 after 6, 4 min since (36% of 12)
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 24 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 1/04 · 2 days' restOUT Collins missed 5 since 12/23, returns tonight: 28 min (93% of 30)
OUT Hendricks missed 29 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 2 since 12/30, returns tonight: 7 min (36% of 19)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 14 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Eubanks missed 2 since 12/30, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 23 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK George back 12/30 after 4, 32 min since (102% of 32)
BACK Williams back 12/26 after 12, 22 min since (103% of 21)
BACK Filipowski back 12/23 after 2, 12 min since (55% of 21)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 1/01 after 2, 16 min since (79% of 20)
UTA availability going into 1/05 · back-to-backOUT Hendricks missed 30 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 2 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 15 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Eubanks missed 3 since 12/30, returns tonight: 17 min (108% of 15)
OUT Mills missed 24 since 11/12, returns tonight: 19 min (125% of 15)
BACK George back 12/30 after 4, 30 min since (96% of 32)
BACK Collins back 1/04 after 5, 28 min since (93% of 30)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 1/01 after 2, 16 min since (79% of 20)
BACK Potter back 1/04 after 2, 7 min since (36% of 19)
UTA availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Hendricks missed 31 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 3 since 1/01, returns tonight: 29 min (139% of 21)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 16 since 11/30, out tonight
BACK George back 12/30 after 4, 30 min since (96% of 32)
BACK Collins back 1/04 after 5, 28 min since (93% of 30)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 1/01 after 2, 18 min since (90% of 20)
BACK Potter back 1/04 after 2, 14 min since (74% of 19)
BACK Eubanks back 1/05 after 3, 17 min since (108% of 15)
BACK Mills back 1/05 after 24, 19 min since (125% of 15)
UTA availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT George missed 2 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Collins missed 2 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Clarkson missed 2 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 32 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 17 since 11/30, out tonight
BACK Williams back 1/07 after 3, 29 min since (139% of 21)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 1/01 after 2, 18 min since (90% of 20)
BACK Potter back 1/04 after 2, 14 min since (76% of 19)
BACK Eubanks back 1/05 after 3, 17 min since (112% of 15)
BACK Mills back 1/05 after 24, 19 min since (122% of 15)
UTA availability going into 1/11 · 1 day's restOUT George missed 3 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Collins missed 3 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Clarkson missed 3 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 33 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 2 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 2 since 1/07, returns tonight: 18 min (92% of 20)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 18 since 11/30, out tonight
BACK Williams back 1/07 after 3, 26 min since (125% of 21)
BACK Potter back 1/04 after 2, 14 min since (73% of 19)
BACK Eubanks back 1/05 after 3, 17 min since (113% of 15)
BACK Mills back 1/05 after 24, 18 min since (120% of 15)
UTA availability going into 1/12 · back-to-backOUT George missed 4 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Collins missed 4 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Clarkson missed 4 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 34 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 3 since 1/07, returns tonight: 27 min (133% of 20)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 19 since 11/30, returns tonight: 18 min (99% of 18)
BACK Williams back 1/07 after 3, 25 min since (117% of 21)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 1/11 after 2, 18 min since (92% of 20)
BACK Potter back 1/04 after 2, 15 min since (78% of 19)
BACK Eubanks back 1/05 after 3, 17 min since (112% of 15)
BACK Mills back 1/05 after 24, 17 min since (113% of 15)
UTA availability going into 1/15 · 2 days' restOUT George missed 5 since 1/05, returns tonight: 31 min (97% of 32)
OUT Collins missed 5 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Clarkson missed 5 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 35 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Juzang missed 2 since 1/11, out tonight
BACK Williams back 1/07 after 3, 28 min since (132% of 21)
BACK Sensabaugh back 1/12 after 3, 27 min since (133% of 20)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 1/11 after 2, 18 min since (88% of 20)
BACK Tshiebwe back 1/12 after 19, 18 min since (99% of 18)
BACK Eubanks back 1/05 after 3, 20 min since (130% of 15)
BACK Mills back 1/05 after 24, 17 min since (113% of 15)
UTA availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Markkanen missed 2 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Collins missed 6 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Clarkson missed 6 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 36 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Juzang missed 3 since 1/11, out tonight
BACK George back 1/15 after 5, 31 min since (97% of 32)
BACK Williams back 1/07 after 3, 28 min since (134% of 21)
BACK Sensabaugh back 1/12 after 3, 27 min since (133% of 20)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 1/11 after 2, 18 min since (88% of 20)
BACK Tshiebwe back 1/12 after 19, 18 min since (99% of 18)
NEW Eubanks 15 to 21 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 1/20 · 2 days' restOUT Markkanen missed 3 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Collins missed 7 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Clarkson missed 7 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 37 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Juzang missed 4 since 1/11, out tonight
BACK George back 1/15 after 5, 29 min since (92% of 32)
BACK Sensabaugh back 1/12 after 3, 26 min since (129% of 20)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 1/11 after 2, 21 min since (106% of 20)
BACK Tshiebwe back 1/12 after 19, 15 min since (83% of 18)
NEW Collier 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Williams 21 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Eubanks 15 to 22 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Durant at 25 and Booker at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without O'Neale (5 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 106, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Markkanen at 22 and Sexton at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without George (3 straight), Collins (3 straight), Clarkson (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-7 a night and Phoenix minus-6 and the defense, Utah allowing 106 a night to Phoenix's 114. Call it Phoenix 113, Utah 112, Utah keeping it close.
1/04 @ IND 108-126 — PHX notes
PHX lost 108-126. PHX shot 49% (38 of 78) to IND's 48%, 12 of 30 from three. PHX turned it over 11 times to IND's 6. The glass went 36-47 against them. Durant led with 25 (9 of 14, 1 of 3 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Booker added 20, Allen 13. Q2 was theirs, 27-26, the deficit cut from 1 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 100-81 against them. Durant's -22 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/06 @ PHI 109-99 — PHX notes
PHX won 109-99. PHX shot 51% (41 of 81) to PHI's 39%, 14 of 31 from three, and got to the line 19 times to PHI's 26. Beal led with 25 (10 of 15, 3 of 6 from three); Durant added 23, Dunn 15. The hinge was Q3, 36-27: PHX came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 5, and the lead reached 15. PHX trailed 42-46 at the half and won the second half 67-53. Beal was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
1/07 @ CHA 104-115 — PHX notes
PHX lost 104-115. PHX shot 42% (39 of 92) to CHA's 39%, 8 of 33 from three, and got to the line 19 times to CHA's 29. The glass went 42-59 against them. Booker led with 39 (14 of 25, 2 of 8 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Durant added 26, Beal 10. Q3 was theirs, 37-29, the deficit cut from 13 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 86-67 against them. They led by as many as 10. Nurkić's -22 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/09 vs ATL 123-115 — PHX notes
PHX won 123-115. PHX shot 58% (49 of 85) to ATL's 49%, 13 of 33 from three. PHX turned it over 16 times to ATL's 11, and ATL turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 42-32 for them. Beal led with 25 (11 of 16, 2 of 5 from three); Durant added 23, Allen 23. The hinge was Q3, 30-20: PHX came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 6, and the lead reached 15. PHX trailed 68-72 at the half and won the second half 55-43. Dunn was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
1/11 vs UTA 114-106 — PHX notes
PHX won 114-106. PHX shot 51% (44 of 86) to UTA's 44%, 13 of 37 from three. The glass went 38-50 against them. Booker led with 34 (12 of 20, 6 of 12 from three); Durant added 25, Allen 14. The hinge was Q2, 34-27: a lead of 4 became 11, and the lead reached 16. Plumlee was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
1/12 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Booker at 25 and Durant at 24 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without O'Neale (6 straight), Nurkić (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 108, shooting 40 percent and 30 from three, 25 free throws a game; Bridges at 20 and Mar. Williams at 14 a game. Without Gra. Williams (19 straight), Mann (20 straight), Jeffries (3 straight). 4 days' rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-1 a night and Phoenix minus-6 and the arc, Phoenix at 37 percent from three to Charlotte's 30. Call it Phoenix 111, Charlotte 109, Charlotte keeping it close.
1/14 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 127, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Young at 26 and Hunter at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Johnson (3 straight), Nance Jr. (6 straight), Wallace (5 straight). 4 days' rest. Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Booker at 27 and Durant at 25 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Nurkić (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 110 a night to Atlanta's 127. Call it Phoenix 117, Atlanta 115, Atlanta keeping it close.
1/16 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 128, shooting 42 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Poole at 18 and Butler at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Brogdon (5 straight), Holmes (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Booker at 32 and Durant at 26 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Nurkić (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 114 a night to Washington's 128. Call it Phoenix 119, Washington 111.
1/18 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; Cunningham at 25 and Hardaway Jr. at 18 a game. One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 116, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Booker at 31 and Durant at 26 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Nurkić (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-2 a night and Phoenix minus-6 and the line, where Phoenix takes 23 free throws a game to Detroit's 18. Call it Detroit 115, Phoenix 113, Phoenix keeping it close.
1/04 @ MIA 136-100 — UTA notes
UTA won 136-100. UTA shot 52% (52 of 100) to MIA's 44%, 19 of 46 from three, and got to the line 16 times to MIA's 30. The glass went 57-32 for them. Sensabaugh led with 34 (12 of 18, 7 of 11 from three); Collins added 24, Sexton 17. The hinge was Q2, 40-19: from level to 21 ahead, and the lead reached 43. Sexton was the night's best plus/minus at +35.
1/05 @ ORL 105-92 — UTA notes
UTA won 105-92. UTA shot 48% (39 of 81) to ORL's 36%, 11 of 32 from three. UTA turned it over 22 times to ORL's 11, and ORL turned those into 8 steals. Sensabaugh led with 27 (11 of 19, 5 of 6 from three); Sexton added 20, Filipowski 12. The hinge was Q3, 28-19: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 20. Mills was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
1/07 vs ATL 121-124 — UTA notes
UTA lost 121-124. UTA shot 42% (40 of 96) to ATL's 48%, 19 of 48 from three, and went to the line 25 times to ATL's 15 — 22 points from the stripe to their 12. UTA turned it over 15 times to ATL's 10. Markkanen led with 35 (11 of 21, 8 of 15 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Sexton added 24, Kessler 21. Q2 was theirs, 30-29, the deficit cut from 4 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 95-91 against them. Juzang's -17 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/09 vs MIA 92-97 — UTA notes
UTA lost 92-97. UTA shot 40% (33 of 83) to MIA's 40%, 11 of 36 from three. Markkanen led with 23 (8 of 24, 6 of 15 from three); Sexton added 23. Q1 was theirs, 27-20, but the other 3 periods went 77-65 against them. They led by as many as 10. Williams's -18 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/11 @ PHX 106-114 — UTA notes
UTA lost 106-114. UTA took 10 more shots (96 to 86), fed by 21 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to PHX's 51%, 9 of 42 from three. The glass went 50-38 for them. Markkanen led with 24 (7 of 18, 3 of 12 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Sexton added 20, Kessler 16. Q3 was theirs, 25-22, the deficit cut from 11 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 92-81 against them.
1/12 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 105, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Markkanen at 24 and Sexton at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without George (4 straight), Collins (4 straight), Clarkson (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 117, shooting 41 percent and 32 from three, 20 free throws a game; Clowney at 15 and K. Johnson at 14 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without C. Johnson (4 straight), Thomas (4 straight), Russell (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-9 a night and Brooklyn minus-1 and the defense, Utah allowing 105 a night to Brooklyn's 117. Call it Utah 114, Brooklyn 107.
1/15 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 108, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Markkanen at 27 and Sexton at 22 a game. Without George (5 straight), Collins (5 straight), Clarkson (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 110, shooting 42 percent and 31 from three, 24 free throws a game; Ball at 27 and Bridges at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Gra. Williams (20 straight), Mann (21 straight), Simpson (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Utah wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Utah 111, Charlotte 109, Charlotte keeping it close.
1/17 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Murphy III at 29 and Murray at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Jones (4 straight), Payton (20 straight), Matković (4 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 113, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Markkanen at 27 and Sexton at 22 a game. Without Markkanen (2 straight), Collins (6 straight), Clarkson (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it New Orleans 115, Utah 112, Utah keeping it close.
1/20 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 27 free throws a game; Murphy III at 26 and Williamson at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Jones (5 straight), Payton (21 straight), Reeves (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Sexton at 22 and Sensabaugh at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Markkanen (3 straight), Collins (7 straight), Clarkson (7 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the arc, New Orleans at 39 percent from three to Utah's 33 and the line, where New Orleans takes 27 free throws a game to Utah's 20. Call it New Orleans 118, Utah 112.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHXBB B. Beal
DB D. Booker
GA G. Allen
JO J. Okogie
KD K. Durant
MM M. Morris
MP M. Plumlee
OI O. Ighodaro
RD R. Dunn
TJ T. Jones
UTACS C. Sexton
CW C. Williams
DE D. Eubanks
EH E. Harkless
IC I. Collier
KF K. Filipowski
LM L. Markkanen
MP M. Potter
PM P. Mills
SM S. Mykhailiuk
WK W. Kessler
PHX/UTA 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
Booker scores 34, Suns never trail in defeating Jazz 114-106
PHOENIX -- — Devin Booker scored 34 points and the Phoenix Suns never trailed in a 114-106 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday.
Booker had 22 points in the first half on 7-of-8 shooting, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range. He finished 12 for 20 overall and 6 for 12 from behind the arc.
Kevin Durant scored 25 points for the Suns, who led by as many as 16 points but struggled to put away the Jazz, who dropped their third in a row, until the fourth quarter. Grayson Allen had 14 points, nine in the final period.
The Suns have won three of four since coach Mike Budenholzer reorganized the Suns’ rotation with Bradley Beal coming off the bench. Ryan Dunn moved into the Suns’ lineup at forward.
Lauri Markkanen led the Jazz with 24 points and Collin Sexton had 20.
The Suns beat the Jazz for the third time this season. Walker Kessler had 16 points and 13 rebounds for Utah, and former Sun Drew Eubanks also had 11 rebounds.
Takeaways Jazz: Played without regulars Jordan Clarkson , Keyonte George and John Collins , but still got contributions from reserves Svi Mykhailiuk and Cody Williams with 13 points apiece.
Suns: Beal had his lowest output since moving into a reserve role, scoring 12 points in 31 minutes. He's still averaging more than 30 minutes in the four games coming off the bench.
Key moment Allen hit his only 3-pointer of the game early in the fourth quarter to make it a six-point Suns lead and they pulled away after that.
Key stat Mason Plumlee scored the first five Suns points (six for the game) and finished with 10 rebounds, starting in place of Jusuf Nurkic , who did not play for the second straight game after serving a three-game suspension.
Up next Both play Sunday. Utah hosts Brooklyn and Phoenix hosts Charlotte.