Bogdanovic, Mitchell rally Jazz to 114-106 win over Warriors
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Bojan Bogdanovic hit a career-high eight 3-pointers and scored 32 points and Donovan Mitchell added 28 points as the Utah Jazz beat the Golden State Warriors 114-106 on Friday night.
Rudy Gobert added 15 points and 15 rebounds for the Jazz. Joe Ingles chipped in 13 points and eight assists, and Royce O’Neale added 14 points.
Alec Burks scored 24 points and Damion Lee added 21 for the Warriors. D’Angelo Russell added 18 points.
Golden State lost despite outscoring Utah 52-12 in bench points.
Utah did not take the lead for good until Bogdanovic and Mitchell hit back-to-back 3-pointers with 1:18 remaining that gave the Jazz a 109-104 lead.
Golden State got a big lift from its bench in the waning minutes of the first quarter. The Warriors held Utah without a basket over the final four minutes of the quarter. That opened the door for a 9-0 run, capped a stepback jumper from Russell a few seconds into the second quarter that gave Golden State a 31-22 lead..
The Warriors led by as many as 13 points in the second quarter. O’Neale buried a 3-pointer and threw down a dunk to help the Jazz trim the deficit to 41-37. Golden State countered with a 9-0 run, scoring baskets on four straight possessions. Burks punctuated the run with a jumper that gave the Warriors a 50-37 lead.
Utah came alive in the third quarter behind the perimeter shooting of Bogdanovic. He buried back-to-back 3-pointers to fuel a 14-4 run that gave the Jazz a 76-68 lead.
Golden State went ahead once again early in the fourth quarter when Russell started a 7-0 run with a 3-pointer that put the Warriors up 91-88.
TIP INS
Warriors: Draymond Green (rest) and Eric Paschall (left hip soreness) did not play. … Marquese Chriss matched his career-high with 13 rebounds. Chriss also scored 12 points. … Golden State totaled eight offensive rebounds in the first quarter while holding Utah to seven total rebounds.
Jazz: Mike Conley (left hamstring tightness) and Tony Bradley (illness) were inactive. Conley missed his fifth straight game. … Ingles has dished out at least eight assists in four of the last six games. … Utah outscored Golden State 11-4 in fastbreak points.
UP NEXT
Warriors: Host the Sacramento Kings on Sunday.
Jazz: Host the Orlando Magic on Tuesday.