Jazz
Utah
Western Conference
Northwest
21
13
34
2888
3132
20
8
40
73
35
48
20
13
65
40
6
46
4
17
3
15
16
91
4
45
31
69
1722
1210
70
36
25
69
812
02
814
20
72
00
42
2926
6060
83
31
37
2113
85
4
38
24
63
1010
31
1041
11
53
30
54
2115
6060
4
3
75
17
12
71
3
2
67
8
0
8
2
7
0
4
29
60
5
1
20
22
10
45
6
5
83
12
2
14
0
2
0
2
26
60
8
3
38
21
8
38
3
2
67
10
3
13
1
5
3
5
21
60
3
1
33
13
5
38
8
4
50
10
1
11
1
3
0
4
15
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Rudy
Gobert
Rudy Gobert
True
37
7
8
88
0
0
0
4
5
80
2
11
13
0
0
3
2
1
18
8
double
Gordon
Hayward
Gordon Hayward
True
34
7
13
54
0
2
0
4
5
80
1
8
9
4
2
0
0
1
18
1
none
Rodney
Hood
Rodney Hood
True
25
5
11
45
3
7
43
0
0
0
1
3
4
1
0
0
1
4
13
6
none
Derrick
Favors
Derrick Favors
True
23
4
8
50
0
0
0
1
4
25
2
6
8
3
0
1
2
0
9
0
none
George
Hill
George Hill
True
7
1
3
33
0
0
0
1
2
50
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
3
5
none
Shelvin
Mack
Shelvin Mack
False
26
3
8
38
2
2
100
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
0
0
4
3
8
-5
none
Joe
Ingles
Joe Ingles
False
22
3
5
60
3
3
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
9
2
none
Trey
Lyles
Trey Lyles
False
17
1
5
20
0
3
0
1
2
50
0
4
4
2
0
0
1
1
3
1
none
Joe
Johnson
Joe Johnson
False
17
1
4
25
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
2
3
2
5
none
Raul
Neto
Raul Neto
False
14
3
6
50
0
2
0
2
2
100
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
8
7
none
Boris
Diaw
Boris Diaw
False
14
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
-5
none
Jeff
Withey
Jeff Withey
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Joel
Bolomboy
Joel Bolomboy
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
2
January
2017
Monday
Barclays Center
Brooklyn
Nets
Brooklyn
False
Suns
Phoenix
Western Conference
Pacific
10
24
34
3459
2683
17
7
41
87
36
41
10
7
70
32
9
41
2
9
6
9
21
86
4
38
24
63
2422
138
6
13
12
92
68
21
89
02
34
21
13
2922
6060
33
10
30
1922
87
5
33
31
94
99
15
114
00
20
21
41
2015
6060
3
2
67
24
13
54
1
1
100
6
2
8
0
3
2
1
29
60
8
4
50
22
8
36
3
2
67
8
1
9
2
4
1
3
22
60
3
1
33
19
8
42
3
3
100
9
1
10
0
2
2
4
20
60
3
0
0
22
7
32
3
1
33
9
5
14
0
0
1
1
15
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Devin
Booker
Devin Booker
True
35
9
19
47
1
3
33
1
1
100
0
3
3
1
3
0
1
2
20
-6
none
Eric
Bledsoe
Eric Bledsoe
True
30
7
20
35
2
6
33
3
3
100
1
7
8
8
0
0
1
3
19
-2
none
Tyson
Chandler
Tyson Chandler
True
23
4
5
80
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
8
11
0
0
0
1
4
8
4
none
Marquese
Chriss
Marquese Chriss
True
21
2
7
29
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
4
-10
none
T.J.
Warren
T.J. Warren
True
18
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
-1
none
P.J.
Tucker
P.J. Tucker
False
34
2
4
50
2
2
100
0
0
0
1
5
6
0
1
0
0
1
6
-2
none
Alex
Len
Alex Len
False
22
2
5
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
0
0
1
1
5
4
-7
none
Dragan
Bender
Dragan Bender
False
20
2
4
50
2
4
50
1
3
33
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
7
-2
none
Leandro
Barbosa
Leandro Barbosa
False
13
5
8
62
0
0
0
2
2
100
1
4
5
0
1
0
1
1
12
4
none
Tyler
Ulis
Tyler Ulis
False
9
3
7
43
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
6
5
none
Brandon
Knight
Brandon Knight
False
7
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
-8
none
Alan
Williams
Alan Williams
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Jared
Dudley
Jared Dudley
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
2
January
2017
Monday
Staples Center
Los Angeles
Clippers
Los Angeles
False
The Jazz are the far superior team over the Suns , but it took a monster effort to escape with a win . In fact , there were eight ties and 20 lead changes , with neither team leading by more than nine points . Defense was key for Utah , as they held Phoenix to 41 percent shooting and just nine assists . Utah shot 48 percent from the field and recorded 17 assists . Devin Booker and Eric Bledsoe carried the load , as they were the only starters in double figures , Booker led the team with 20 points , while Bledsoe tallied 19 points , eight rebounds and eight assists . Tyson Chandler totaled eight points and 11 rebounds as the Suns starting center . Rudy Gobert and Gordon Hayward tied the team - lead for Utah with 18 points a piece . Gobert added 13 rebounds to his tally , while Hayward provided nine rebounds and four assists . The Utah Jazz defeated the Phoenix Suns , 91 - 86 , at Vivint Smart Home Arena on Saturday . While the Jazz were expected to win this game rather easily , it took a monster effort to beat this battling Suns team . This game was tight throughout , as there were eight ties and 20 lead changes , with neither team grabbing a double - digit lead . Defense was key for the Jazz , as they held the Suns to 41 percent shooting and just nine assists . Utah shot 48 percent on their end and recorded 17 assists . Phoenix ( 10 - 24 ) are in a tough stretch right now , as this marks their seventh loss in their last nine games . Devin Booker led the team in scoring , as he tallied 20 points , three rebounds and three steals . Eric Bledsoe was the team 's best player though , as he accumulated 19 points , eight rebounds and eight assists . Tyson Chandler was the only other starter to play well , as he totaled eight points and 11 rebounds . Leandro Barbosa led the bench in scoring , dropping 12 points and five rebounds . Phoenix will return to action on Monday against a struggling Los Angeles Clippers squad . Utah ( 21 - 13 ) did n't play their best game against the Suns , but they did enough to escape with a win . Rudy Gobert continued his fantastic season , as he tied the team - lead with 18 points and 13 rebounds . Gordon Hayward matched that 18 - point total , adding nine rebounds and four assists to his tally . George Hill left after just seven minutes , as he re - injured the foot that kept him out for over a month . Derrick Favors neared a double - double , as he amassed nine points eight rebounds and three assists . Utah will look to keep rolling on Monday against the Brooklyn Nets .
The Jazz are the far superior team over the Suns, but it took a monster effort to escape with a win. In fact, there were eight ties and 20 lead changes, with neither team leading by more than nine points. Defense was key for Utah, as they held Phoenix to 41 percent shooting and just nine assists. Utah shot 48 percent from the field and recorded 17 assists. Devin Booker and Eric Bledsoe carried the load, as they were the only starters in double figures, Booker led the team with 20 points, while Bledsoe tallied 19 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. Tyson Chandler totaled eight points and 11 rebounds as the Suns starting center. Rudy Gobert and Gordon Hayward tied the team - lead for Utah with 18 points a piece. Gobert added 13 rebounds to his tally, while Hayward provided nine rebounds and four assists.
The Jazz are the far superior team over the Suns, but it took a monster effort to escape with a win. In fact, there were eight ties and 20 lead changes, with neither team leading by more than nine points. Defense was key for Utah, as they held Phoenix to 41 percent shooting and just nine assists. Utah shot 48 percent from the field and recorded 17 assists. Devin Booker and Eric Bledsoe carried the load, as they were the only starters in double figures, Booker led the team with 20 points, while Bledsoe tallied 19 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. Tyson Chandler totaled eight points and 11 rebounds as the Suns starting center. Rudy Gobert and Gordon Hayward tied the team - lead for Utah with 18 points a piece. Gobert added 13 rebounds to his tally, while Hayward provided nine rebounds and four assists. The Utah Jazz defeated the Phoenix Suns, 91 - 86, at Vivint Smart Home Arena on Saturday. While the Jazz were expected to win this game rather easily, it took a monster effort to beat this battling Suns team. This game was tight throughout, as there were eight ties and 20 lead changes, with neither team grabbing a double - digit lead. Defense was key for the Jazz, as they held the Suns to 41 percent shooting and just nine assists. Utah shot 48 percent on their end and recorded 17 assists. Phoenix (10 - 24) are in a tough stretch right now, as this marks their seventh loss in their last nine games. Devin Booker led the team in scoring, as he tallied 20 points, three rebounds and three steals. Eric Bledsoe was the team's best player though, as he accumulated 19 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. Tyson Chandler was the only other starter to play well, as he totaled eight points and 11 rebounds. Leandro Barbosa led the bench in scoring, dropping 12 points and five rebounds. Phoenix will return to action on Monday against a struggling Los Angeles Clippers squad. Utah (21 - 13) didn't play their best game against the Suns, but they did enough to escape with a win. Rudy Gobert continued his fantastic season, as he tied the team - lead with 18 points and 13 rebounds. Gordon Hayward matched that 18 - point total, adding nine rebounds and four assists to his tally. George Hill left after just seven minutes, as he re - injured the foot that kept him out for over a month. Derrick Favors neared a double - double, as he amassed nine points eight rebounds and three assists. Utah will look to keep rolling on Monday against the Brooklyn Nets.
<GAME> <DATE> 31 December 2016 <DAY> Saturday <STADIUM> Vivint Smart Home Arena <CITY> Salt Lake City <HOME> <TEAM> Jazz <CITY> Utah <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 91 <WINS-LOSSES> 21 13 <QTRS> 29 26 21 15 <TEAM-AST> 17 <3PT> 8 <TEAM-FG> 35 <TEAM-FT> 13 <TEAM-REB> 46 <TEAM-TO> 15 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 2 January 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Monday <NEXT-STADIUM> Barclays Center <NEXT-CITY> Brooklyn <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Brooklyn <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Nets <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Suns <CITY> Phoenix <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 86 <WINS-LOSSES> 10 24 <QTRS> 29 22 20 15 <TEAM-AST> 9 <3PT> 7 <TEAM-FG> 36 <TEAM-FT> 7 <TEAM-REB> 41 <TEAM-TO> 9 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 2 January 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Monday <NEXT-STADIUM> Staples Center <NEXT-CITY> Los Angeles <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Los Angeles <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Clippers <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Gordon Hayward <TEAM> Utah Jazz <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 18 <FG> 7 13 54 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 9 <AST> 4 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Rudy Gobert <TEAM> Utah Jazz <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 18 <FG> 7 8 88 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 13 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 11 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Rodney Hood <TEAM> Utah Jazz <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 11 45 <FG3> 3 7 43 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joe Ingles <TEAM> Utah Jazz <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 3 3 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Derrick Favors <TEAM> Utah Jazz <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 4 25 <REB> 8 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Raul Neto <TEAM> Utah Jazz <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Shelvin Mack <TEAM> Utah Jazz <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Trey Lyles <TEAM> Utah Jazz <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> George Hill <TEAM> Utah Jazz <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joe Johnson <TEAM> Utah Jazz <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joel Bolomboy <TEAM> Utah Jazz <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jeff Withey <TEAM> Utah Jazz <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Boris Diaw <TEAM> Utah Jazz <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Devin Booker <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 20 <FG> 9 19 47 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Eric Bledsoe <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 19 <FG> 7 20 35 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 8 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Leandro Barbosa <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 8 62 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyson Chandler <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 5 80 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 11 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dragan Bender <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 1 3 33 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Ulis <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> P. J. Tucker <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alex Len <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marquese Chriss <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jared Dudley <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alan Williams <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Knight <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 5 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> T. J. Warren <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 3 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none