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National Basketball Association
Utah 125, Brooklyn 108
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, December 18, 2023
Where: Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials: #85 Robert Hussey, #9 Natalie Sago, #77 Karl Lane
Attendance: 18206

Talen Horton-Tucker and Collin Sexton each produced 27 points and six assists to lead the Utah Jazz to a 125-108 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night in Salt Lake City.

Lauri Markkanen added 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Jazz, who won for the third time in four games after a second-half rally. Walker Kessler contributed 14 points, 14 rebounds and five blocked shots.

Brooklyn's Cam Thomas led all scorers with 32 points, but the Nets went scoreless during a key stretch late in the fourth quarter as Utah blew the game open with a 12-point run.

Spencer Dinwiddie totaled 17 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds for Brooklyn, which finished 1-4 on a Western Conference trip. Mikal Bridges had 13 points, and Nic Claxton amassed 11 points and seven rebounds.

Before Utah led by 20 in the fourth quarter, Thomas hit back-to-back 3-pointers to make it a seven-point game with 5:44 remaining.

The Jazz responded emphatically. Horton-Tucker sparked the game-clinching spurt by feeding Kessler for an alley-oop dunk. Horton-Tucker also drained a 3-pointer and Sexton capped the surge with a layup as Utah went up 120-101.

Utah's Ochai Agbaji, who had two buckets in the late run, finished with 13 points. John Collins, who missed the previous four games due to an illness, scored 11.

Horton-Tucker made 11 of 19 shots from the floor and 5 of 7 3-point attempts. Sexton went 12-for-13 from the free-throw line for his fifth game in a row with at least 20 points. The Jazz shot 49.5 percent from the field, while the Nets hit 43.3 percent of their shots.

Thomas sparked a 7-0 run late in the second quarter to help Brooklyn take a 59-54 halftime lead. The Nets led by seven early in the second half before the Jazz made their move.

A 15-2 run, including a 10-0 spurt, helped Utah take an 88-80 lead late in the third quarter.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Brooklyn   Utah
Cam Thomas 32 Scoring Talen Horton-Tucker 27
Spencer Dinwiddie 11 Assists Talen Horton-Tucker 6
Spencer Dinwiddie 8 Rebounds Walker Kessler 14
Nic Claxton 3 Free Throws Made Collin Sexton 12
Dorian Finney-Smith 1 Steals Simone Fontecchio 2
Nic Claxton 4 Blocks Walker Kessler 5
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Brooklyn 108 43.3 16-39 14-20 25 36 9 4 14
Utah 125 49.5 14-34 21-24 30 51 8 6 14
Upcoming Games
  • Utah will play their next game on the road against Cleveland. The Jazz have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .389 after a loss.
  • Brooklyn will play their next game at home against New York. The Nets have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .500 after a loss.