NBA

Phoenix Suns at Utah Jazz

· NBA Cup - Group Play
9-2, 4-1 Away
Final
120 - 112

2-8, 0-5 Home

Booker scores 31, leads Suns to 120-112 victory over Jazz in the teams' NBA Cup opener

Phoenix Suns vs. Utah Jazz: Game Highlights

Grayson Allen chipped in 15 points for the Suns. Booker, Beal and Allen combined to make 13 3-pointers. Mason Plumlee finished with 15 points and 14 rebounds while starting in place of injured center Jusuf Nurkic.

John Collins led the Jazz with 29 points and 10 rebounds. Kyle Filipowski added 18 points off the bench and Lauri Markkanen chipped in 17. Jordan Clarkson finished with 16 points and a team-high eight assists.

Utah trailed by double digits much of the game but cut the deficit to 89-83 on Filipowski’s dunk with 10:18 left. Beal countered with consecutive baskets to keep the Jazz from drawing closer. Royce O’Neale and Booker followed with back-to-back 3-pointers to extend Phoenix’s lead to 110-98 with 3:58 remaining.

Takeaways Suns: Explosive and efficient offense helped Phoenix squash multiple would-be rallies. The Suns were proficient in transition, scoring 16 fast-break points, and also knocked down 18 3-pointers.

Jazz: Utah flexed its muscle around the basket, outscoring the Suns 58-34 in the paint.

Key moment After the Jazz pulled within five on back-to-back baskets from Markkanen and Filipowski, an unforced defensive error ignited the Suns. Markkanen accidentally tipped the ball into the Phoenix basket while going for a rebound. It touched off a 12-0 run that put the Suns up 49-32 midway through the second quarter.

Key stat Phoenix went 9 of 17 from 3-point range in the first half while shooting 58.5% from the field overall.

Up next The Suns visit Sacramento on Wednesday for their second game in four days against the Kings while the Jazz host Dallas on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

PHX leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Jazz: 31.0%
Suns: 69.0%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 120 - 112
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 120 - 112
4th 2.1 Collin Sexton offensive rebound 120 - 112
4th 2.1 Jordan Clarkson misses 23-foot three point jumper 120 - 112
4th 9.1 John Collins defensive rebound 120 - 112

Statistics

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43-86 FG 45-92
50.0 Field Goal % 48.9
18-39 3PT 15-38
46.2 Three Point % 39.5
16-22 FT 7-9
72.7 Free Throw % 77.8
42 Rebounds 39
10 Offensive Rebounds 12
32 Defensive Rebounds 27
21 Assists 32
6 Steals 7
11 Blocks 3
8 Turnovers 10
2 Team Turnovers 3
10 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 16
16 Fast Break Points 13
34 Points in Paint 58
11 Fouls 17
18 Largest Lead 1

Game Information

Delta Center

Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 18,175 · Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Clippers 17 13 .567 - W1
LA Lakers 16 13 .552 0.5 L1
Golden State 15 13 .536 1 L1
Phoenix 14 14 .500 2 L3
Sacramento 13 17 .433 4 L4

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 23 5 .821 - W8
Denver 16 11 .593 6.5 W2
Minnesota 14 14 .500 9 L3
Portland 9 20 .310 14.5 L2
Utah 7 21 .250 16 L1
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