National Basketball Association
Utah 98, Sacramento 91
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, February 4, 2013
Where: Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials:
#18 Matt Boland, #48 Scott Foster, #73 Tre Maddox
Attendance:
17742
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Jazz 98, Kings 91 (OT): Randy Foye scored six of his 20 points in the extra session and Al Jefferson had 15 points and 12 rebounds as Utah improved to 18-5 at home.
Paul Millsap and Alec Burks added 14 points apiece and Derrick Favors had 13 points and nine rebounds for the Jazz. Foye hit a jumper 15 seconds into overtime and Utah never trailed again.
Jason Thompson had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Tyreke Evans tallied 20 points and Isaiah Thomas added 17 for the Kings, who completed a 1-5 road trip by playing the second half without ejected DeMarcus Cousins.
Sacramento led 66-62 after three quarters and was leading by seven with under 4 1/2 minutes to play before the Jazz rattled off nine straight points to take a two-point lead with 1:58 to play. Evans hit two free throws with 58 seconds left for the Kings to force the overtime.
Utah had a 10-point lead before Sacramento scored the final nine points of the first half to pull within 44-43. Cousins received a technical with 2:23 left in the half and received his second one shortly after the half ended.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Utah was 7-of-12 from 3-point range to overcome a season-worst 22 turnovers. Sacramento was 3-for-20 from behind the arc. … The two technical fouls raise Cousins’ league-leading total to 12. He had 10 points and six rebounds. … The Jazz were without swingman Gordon Hayward (shoulder) and point guard Earl Watson (leg).
Top Game Performances
Sacramento |
|
Utah |
Jason Thompson 23 |
Scoring |
Randy Foye 20 |
Tyreke Evans 3 |
Assists |
Randy Foye 6 |
Jason Thompson 10 |
Rebounds |
Al Jefferson 12 |
Tyreke Evans 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Randy Foye 5 |
DeMarcus Cousins 2 |
Steals |
Paul Millsap 3 |
DeMarcus Cousins 1 |
Blocks |
Paul Millsap 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Sacramento
|
91 |
40.2 |
3-20 |
18-25 |
13 |
39 |
4 |
11 |
13 |
Utah
|
98 |
52.8 |
7-12 |
15-18 |
25 |
41 |
8 |
8 |
22 |
Upcoming Games
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Utah will play their next game at home against Milwaukee. The Jazz have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Sacramento will play their next game at home against Utah. The Kings have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.