Jazz 107, 76ers 91: Randy Foye scored 17 points to lead seven players in double figures as host Utah snapped a four-game losing streak.
Gordon Hayward added 15 points and Derrick Favors contributed 13 and 10 rebounds off the bench as the Jazz moved within one game of the eighth-place Los Angeles Lakers for the final playoff berth in the Western Conference.
Dorell Wright scored 19 points and Spencer Hawes and Arnett Moultrie had 14 apiece for Philadelphia, which had snapped a 15-game road losing streak at Sacramento on Sunday.
Utah put together runs of 10-0, 11-0 and 13-0 in the first half to open a 16-point lead. The Sixers withstood the first two surges to close within 45-40, but Mo Williams scored seven points to spark 13 unanswered points and give the Jazz a 58-42 halftime edge.
Philadelphia cut the deficit to a dozen points in the opening two minutes of the third quarter, but never got closer as the Jazz forged an 85-68 lead after three quarters and extended it to 22 points early in the fourth.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Al Jefferson, Enes Kanter and Alec Burks scored 12 points each for Utah, which beat the Sixers for the seventh straight time in Salt Lake City. ... Philadelphia had only nine assists and was denied in its bid to sweep a season series from Utah for the first time since 1987-88. ... Foye hit three 3-pointers and is 8-of-15 from behind the arc in the past three games.
Philadelphia | Utah | |
Dorell Wright 19 | Scoring | Randy Foye 17 |
Dorell Wright 4 | Assists | Mo Williams 5 |
Lavoy Allen 8 | Rebounds | Derrick Favors 10 |
Dorell Wright 7 | Free Throws Made | Derrick Favors 5 |
Dorell Wright 3 | Steals | Paul Millsap 3 |
Spencer Hawes 3 | Blocks | Derrick Favors 3 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Philadelphia | 91 | 38.6 | 4-14 | 23-28 | 9 | 38 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
Utah | 107 | 48.8 | 7-14 | 18-21 | 22 | 46 | 10 | 7 | 16 |