NBA

Toronto Raptors at Utah Jazz

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24-43, 8-23 Away
Final
126 - 118

15-52, 8-25 Home

Barnes and Quickley each score 20 points to help Raptors beat Jazz, 126-118

Toronto Raptors vs. Utah Jazz: Game Highlights

A.J. Lawson added 18 points, RJ Barrett had 17 and Orlando Robinson finished with 14 points, 10 rebounds and five assists.

Quickley hit a 3-pointer with 43 seconds left that gave Toronto the lead for good at 90-88 and sparked a 16-2 run to make it a 15-point lead — the biggest by either team — with about 8 1/2 minutes to play.

Jordan Clarkson led the Jazz, who have lost eight games in a row, with 19 points. Kyle Filipowski had 18 points and 11 rebounds.

Utah's KJ Martin started the second half in place of Lauri Markkanen, who did return and finished with 16 points.

Takeaways Raptors: Toronto snapped a four-game skid against the Jazz at the Delta Center. The Raptors beat Utah 118-109 at home last Friday.

Jazz: Walker Kessler. who had 18 points, 25 rebounds and eight blocks when the teams met in Toronto, did not play. The 7-foot center, who is shooting 72.5% from the field and averaging 11.5 points, 12.3 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game this season, isn't listed on the injury report.

Key moment Clarkson stole a pass by Lawson, threw it between Lawson's legs to himself near midcourt and lobbed a pass to Martin for an alley-oop layup late in the third quarter.

Key stat The Jazz, who made 10 of 20 from 3-point range in the first half and took a 58-56 lead into the intermission, hit 6 of 18 in the second half.

Up next Both teams play Sunday. The Raptors are at Portland, and the Jazz are at Minnesota.

Regular Season Series

TOR wins series 2-0

Matchup Prediction

Jazz: 38.4%
Raptors: 61.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 126 - 118
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 126 - 118
4th 7.1 Colin Castleton defensive rebound 126 - 118
4th 11.0 Johnny Juzang misses 22-foot three point pullup jump shot 126 - 118
4th 22.1 A.J. Lawson makes free throw 2 of 2 126 - 118

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/tor.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originTOR https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/utah.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originUTAH
44-91 FG 39-89
48.4 Field Goal % 43.8
12-32 3PT 16-38
37.5 Three Point % 42.1
26-35 FT 24-31
74.3 Free Throw % 77.4
51 Rebounds 35
10 Offensive Rebounds 6
41 Defensive Rebounds 29
28 Assists 23
9 Steals 12
6 Blocks 2
15 Turnovers 16
0 Team Turnovers 1
15 Total Turnovers 17
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 20
27 Fast Break Points 22
64 Points in Paint 42
26 Fouls 25
15 Largest Lead 6

Game Information

Delta Center

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

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 48 19 .716 - W1
New York 42 23 .646 5 W2
Toronto 24 43 .358 24 W3
Brooklyn 22 44 .333 25.5 L2
Philadelphia 22 44 .333 25.5 L3

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 54 12 .818 - W1
Denver 43 24 .642 11.5 W1
Minnesota 39 29 .574 16 W7
Portland 28 39 .418 26.5 L5
Utah 15 52 .224 39.5 L8
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