National Basketball Association
Phoenix 87, Utah 84
When: 10:00 PM ET, Friday, November 1, 2013
Where: US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Officials:
#44 Eli Roe, #35 Kane Fitzgerald, #24 Mike Callahan
Attendance:
14662
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Suns 87, Jazz 84: Eric Bledsoe sank the game-winning 3-pointer with 0.7 seconds left and scored 17 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter as Phoenix edged visiting Utah.
Gordon Hayward drained a tying 3-pointer with 22.5 seconds remaining for the Jazz, who lost their second straight game. Bledsoe answered by concluding his personal run of 14 consecutive Suns’ points by swishing a 3-pointer from the top of the key over the defense of Hayward.
Miles Plumlee had 13 points and 13 rebounds and P.J. Tucker added 12 points as Phoenix won its second straight game. Enes Kanter led Utah with had 20 points and 12 rebounds, while Hayward had 18 points and 10 rebounds and Derrick Favors contributed 14 points and 17 boards.
Utah used a 10-1 burst to take a 76-73 with 5:24 remaining before Bledsoe began his run with a three-point play with 4:02 remaining. He hit 5-of-6 free throws to help the Suns to an 84-81 lead with 30.4 seconds left.
Hayward had 14 first-half points as Utah took a 46-43 lead into the break of a game in which both teams shot poorly. Phoenix shot 37.3 percent – including 6-of-22 from behind the arc – and the Jazz finished at 36.5 percent, including 5-of-17 from 3-point range.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Suns PG Goran Dragic had just five points on 2-of-11 shooting in 25 minutes before leaving with a contusion on the right side of his face. … Jazz G Alec Burks scored 10 of his 15 points in the final quarter. … Despite his hot final quarter, Bledsoe was 4-of-15 from the field and committed five turnovers.
Top Game Performances
| Utah |
|
Phoenix |
|
Enes Kanter 20 |
Scoring |
Eric Bledsoe 18 |
|
Gordon Hayward 8 |
Assists |
Eric Bledsoe 6 |
|
Derrick Favors 17 |
Rebounds |
Miles Plumlee 13 |
|
Richard Jefferson 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Eric Bledsoe 8 |
|
Ian Clark 1 |
Steals |
Eric Bledsoe 2 |
|
Ian Clark 1 |
Blocks |
Miles Plumlee 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Utah
|
84 |
36.5 |
5-17 |
17-27 |
20 |
53 |
1 |
3 |
21 |
| Phoenix
|
87 |
37.3 |
6-22 |
19-24 |
15 |
46 |
10 |
10 |
17 |
Upcoming Games
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Phoenix will play their next game on the road against Oklahoma City. The Suns have a W/L % of 1.000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Utah will play their next game at home against Houston. The Jazz have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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