Jazz
Utah
Western Conference
Northwest
18
12
30
3622
2887
27
9
33
74
33
45
22
18
82
36
7
43
6
19
7
11
22
93
4
84
22
26
1816
97
5
68
48
71
1111
12
1123
22
73
22
23
2424
6060
96
41
43
1921
107
6
17
15
88
86
13
99
20
63
21
42
2520
6060
8
2
25
18
9
50
6
4
67
11
1
12
2
7
2
2
24
60
4
2
50
16
7
44
8
8
100
11
2
13
2
3
2
3
24
60
9
4
44
19
10
53
1
1
100
8
1
9
2
6
2
4
25
60
6
1
17
21
7
33
7
5
71
6
3
9
0
3
1
2
20
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Gordon
Hayward
Gordon Hayward
True
39
9
18
50
2
5
40
8
9
89
1
9
10
3
0
0
3
3
28
4
double
Joe
Ingles
Joe Ingles
True
39
3
9
33
2
7
29
2
2
100
1
3
4
5
2
0
2
4
10
-2
none
Rudy
Gobert
Rudy Gobert
True
35
6
9
67
0
0
0
5
7
71
2
12
14
1
1
3
0
4
17
6
double
Shelvin
Mack
Shelvin Mack
True
34
4
10
40
2
5
40
3
4
75
0
3
3
2
0
0
1
3
13
10
none
Boris
Diaw
Boris Diaw
True
23
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
8
1
1
2
1
4
13
none
Joe
Johnson
Joe Johnson
False
21
2
7
29
2
5
40
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
6
-11
none
Trey
Lyles
Trey Lyles
False
16
3
8
38
1
4
25
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
1
1
2
2
7
-11
none
Derrick
Favors
Derrick Favors
False
16
2
6
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
0
1
1
0
1
4
-3
none
Raul
Neto
Raul Neto
False
13
2
4
50
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
3
4
-11
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
Dante
Exum
Dante Exum
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Rodney
Hood
Rodney Hood
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
23
December
2016
Friday
Vivint Smart Home Arena
Salt Lake City
Raptors
Toronto
True
Kings
Sacramento
Western Conference
Pacific
12
17
29
2923
3541
21
10
48
74
34
46
24
16
67
33
8
41
3
13
5
10
19
94
4
57
23
40
1820
79
4
22
10
45
87
12
99
11
23
20
32
1721
6060
45
23
51
2313
108
5
218
213
98
810
32
842
10
44
21
23
2432
6060
5
2
40
18
7
39
2
1
50
8
1
9
1
2
2
3
17
60
7
3
43
20
9
45
2
0
0
7
2
9
1
3
0
2
21
60
4
2
50
23
10
43
2
2
100
8
3
11
1
4
2
2
24
60
5
3
60
13
8
62
18
13
72
10
2
12
0
4
1
3
32
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
DeMarcus
Cousins
DeMarcus Cousins
True
31
5
18
28
1
3
33
10
13
77
1
7
8
3
0
1
3
2
21
-4
none
Matt
Barnes
Matt Barnes
True
27
3
7
43
2
3
67
0
1
0
2
1
3
1
1
0
0
2
8
-12
none
Darren
Collison
Darren Collison
True
22
4
9
44
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
8
-12
none
Ben
McLemore
Ben McLemore
True
17
3
6
50
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
2
0
2
1
6
-11
none
Kosta
Koufos
Kosta Koufos
True
12
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
1
0
0
0
2
2
-12
none
Anthony
Tolliver
Anthony Tolliver
False
30
2
3
67
2
3
67
0
0
0
2
5
7
0
1
0
0
0
6
16
none
Garrett
Temple
Garrett Temple
False
28
4
7
57
3
5
60
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
1
5
11
11
none
Arron
Afflalo
Arron Afflalo
False
27
3
8
38
2
4
50
0
0
0
1
3
4
3
0
0
2
4
8
10
none
Ty
Lawson
Ty Lawson
False
25
7
11
64
0
1
0
5
8
62
0
5
5
1
1
0
1
2
19
13
none
Willie
Cauley-Stein
Willie Cauley-Stein
False
18
2
4
50
0
0
0
1
2
50
0
5
5
1
0
2
0
0
5
6
none
Rudy
Gay
Rudy Gay
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Malachi
Richardson
Malachi Richardson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
23
December
2016
Friday
Target Center
Minneapolis
Timberwolves
Minnesota
False
The Sacramento Kings defeated the Utah Jazz 94 - 93 Wednesday at Vivint Smart Home Arena . The Kings ( 12 - 17 ) looked sluggish for the first three quarters of Wednesday 's game , and rightfully so after a hard - fought home victory over the Trail Blazers the night before . Something clicked , however , in the final period , as Sacramento managed to erase a double - digit victory and pull out the victory thanks to some timely free throws from DeMarcus Cousins . Cousins finished with a team - high 21 points and eight rebounds in 31 minutes as the only starter to reach double figures . Meanwhile , the reserve backcourt pairing of Ty Lawson and Garrett Temple combined for 30 points to help make up for a lackluster performance from the starters . For the Jazz ( 18 - 12 ) , they came into the game undermanned in the backcourt , with George Hill ( toe ) , Dante Exum ( knee ) and Rodney Hood ( illness ) all ruled out prior to Wednesday 's matchup . That left their bench thin , and it showed , as the four reserves managed to combine for just 21 points . As a result , it was on Gordon Hayward to carry the load offensively , and he did not disappoint , scoring a game - high 28 points on 9 - of - 18 shooting from the field on top of 10 rebounds . Rudy Gobert also made his presence felt down low , as not only did he give Cousins ' problems from start to finish , but he also managed to record 17 points and 14 rebounds . Ultimately , on a night where both teams were playing the second game of a back - to - back set , the Jazz just could n't finish the deal in the fourth quarter . Up next , the Kings will travel to Minnesota on Friday to take on the Timberwolves , while the Jazz will stay at home Friday to play the Raptors . Rudy Gobert has quietly been putting together an All-Star-caliber season in 2016 , as following his performance Wednesday of 17 points and 14 rebounds , the Frenchmen has now recorded nine straight double - doubles and double - digit rebounds in 15 straight contests . In total , Gobert has 20 double - double this season after recording 19 in all of his 2015 - 16 campaign . A big reason for that is his efficiently offensively , as while Gobert is n't a go - to player for the Jazz on the offensive end , he 's making the most of his opportunities . It 's telling when Gobert 's 67 percent shooting performance from the field against the Kings was his second - worst mark of November , as the big man is shooting 81 percent from the field overall in the month of December and a remarkable 70 percent overall this season . So , while the Jazz may not always go to Gobert when in need of offense , they know they can trust him when the ball does find its way to him on the block .
The Sacramento Kings defeated the Utah Jazz 94 - 93 Wednesday at Vivint Smart Home Arena. The Kings (12 - 17) looked sluggish for the first three quarters of Wednesday's game, and rightfully so after a hard - fought home victory over the Trail Blazers the night before. Something clicked, however, in the final period, as Sacramento managed to erase a double - digit victory and pull out the victory thanks to some timely free throws from DeMarcus Cousins. Cousins finished with a team - high 21 points and eight rebounds in 31 minutes as the only starter to reach double figures. Meanwhile, the reserve backcourt pairing of Ty Lawson and Garrett Temple combined for 30 points to help make up for a lackluster performance from the starters. For the Jazz (18 - 12), they came into the game undermanned in the backcourt, with George Hill (toe), Dante Exum (knee) and Rodney Hood (illness) all ruled out prior to Wednesday's matchup. That left their bench thin, and it showed, as the four reserves managed to combine for just 21 points. As a result, it was on Gordon Hayward to carry the load offensively, and he did not disappoint, scoring a game - high 28 points on 9 - of - 18 shooting from the field on top of 10 rebounds. Rudy Gobert also made his presence felt down low, as not only did he give Cousins' problems from start to finish, but he also managed to record 17 points and 14 rebounds. Ultimately, on a night where both teams were playing the second game of a back - to - back set, the Jazz just couldn't finish the deal in the fourth quarter. Up next, the Kings will travel to Minnesota on Friday to take on the Timberwolves, while the Jazz will stay at home Friday to play the Raptors.
The Sacramento Kings defeated the Utah Jazz 94 - 93 Wednesday at Vivint Smart Home Arena. The Kings (12 - 17) looked sluggish for the first three quarters of Wednesday's game, and rightfully so after a hard - fought home victory over the Trail Blazers the night before. Something clicked, however, in the final period, as Sacramento managed to erase a double - digit victory and pull out the victory thanks to some timely free throws from DeMarcus Cousins. Cousins finished with a team - high 21 points and eight rebounds in 31 minutes as the only starter to reach double figures. Meanwhile, the reserve backcourt pairing of Ty Lawson and Garrett Temple combined for 30 points to help make up for a lackluster performance from the starters. For the Jazz (18 - 12), they came into the game undermanned in the backcourt, with George Hill (toe), Dante Exum (knee) and Rodney Hood (illness) all ruled out prior to Wednesday's matchup. That left their bench thin, and it showed, as the four reserves managed to combine for just 21 points. As a result, it was on Gordon Hayward to carry the load offensively, and he did not disappoint, scoring a game - high 28 points on 9 - of - 18 shooting from the field on top of 10 rebounds. Rudy Gobert also made his presence felt down low, as not only did he give Cousins' problems from start to finish, but he also managed to record 17 points and 14 rebounds. Ultimately, on a night where both teams were playing the second game of a back - to - back set, the Jazz just couldn't finish the deal in the fourth quarter. Up next, the Kings will travel to Minnesota on Friday to take on the Timberwolves, while the Jazz will stay at home Friday to play the Raptors. Rudy Gobert has quietly been putting together an All-Star-caliber season in 2016, as following his performance Wednesday of 17 points and 14 rebounds, the Frenchmen has now recorded nine straight double - doubles and double - digit rebounds in 15 straight contests. In total, Gobert has 20 double - double this season after recording 19 in all of his 2015 - 16 campaign. A big reason for that is his efficiently offensively, as while Gobert isn't a go - to player for the Jazz on the offensive end, he's making the most of his opportunities. It's telling when Gobert's 67 percent shooting performance from the field against the Kings was his second - worst mark of November, as the big man is shooting 81 percent from the field overall in the month of December and a remarkable 70 percent overall this season. So, while the Jazz may not always go to Gobert when in need of offense, they know they can trust him when the ball does find its way to him on the block.
<GAME> <DATE> 21 December 2016 <DAY> Wednesday <STADIUM> Vivint Smart Home Arena <CITY> Salt Lake City <HOME> <TEAM> Jazz <CITY> Utah <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 93 <WINS-LOSSES> 18 12 <QTRS> 24 24 25 20 <TEAM-AST> 19 <3PT> 9 <TEAM-FG> 33 <TEAM-FT> 18 <TEAM-REB> 43 <TEAM-TO> 11 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 23 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Vivint Smart Home Arena <NEXT-CITY> Salt Lake City <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Toronto <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Raptors <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Kings <CITY> Sacramento <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 94 <WINS-LOSSES> 12 17 <QTRS> 17 21 24 32 <TEAM-AST> 13 <3PT> 10 <TEAM-FG> 34 <TEAM-FT> 16 <TEAM-REB> 41 <TEAM-TO> 10 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 23 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Target Center <NEXT-CITY> Minneapolis <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Minnesota <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Timberwolves <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Gordon Hayward <TEAM> Utah Jazz <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 39 <PTS> 28 <FG> 9 18 50 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 8 9 89 <REB> 10 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Rudy Gobert <TEAM> Utah Jazz <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 17 <FG> 6 9 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 5 7 71 <REB> 14 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 12 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Shelvin Mack <TEAM> Utah Jazz <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 13 <FG> 4 10 40 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joe Ingles <TEAM> Utah Jazz <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 39 <PTS> 10 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 2 7 29 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 5 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Trey Lyles <TEAM> Utah Jazz <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joe Johnson <TEAM> Utah Jazz <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Raul Neto <TEAM> Utah Jazz <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Derrick Favors <TEAM> Utah Jazz <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Boris Diaw <TEAM> Utah Jazz <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 8 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <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> Rodney Hood <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> Dante Exum <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> 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> DeMarcus Cousins <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 21 <FG> 5 18 28 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 10 13 77 <REB> 8 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ty Lawson <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 19 <FG> 7 11 64 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 5 8 62 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Garrett Temple <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 7 57 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Arron Afflalo <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Darren Collison <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Matt Barnes <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Anthony Tolliver <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ben McLemore <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Willie Cauley-Stein <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kosta Koufos <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Malachi Richardson <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <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> Rudy Gay <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <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