National Basketball Association
Phoenix 112, Utah 101
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, November 29, 2013
Where: EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials:
#41 Ken Mauer, #26 Pat Fraher, #64 Justin VanDuyne
Attendance:
18435
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Suns 112, Jazz 101: Markieff Morris scored 23 points and Goran Dragic had 19 points and nine assists as visiting Phoenix defeated Utah in the first of a back-to-back between the two clubs.
Eric Bledsoe added 19 points and three steals and Miles Plumlee contributed 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Suns, who won for the fourth time in five games. Channing Frye and Gerald Green tallied 13 points apiece for Phoenix, which will host Utah on Saturday.
Marvin Williams scored 18 points and Alec Burks added 16 for the Jazz, who drop to 2-15. Derrick Favors tallied 15 points and Trey Burke added 13 for Utah.
Phoenix shot 63.2 percent in the first half en route to a 62-51 lead at the break. Dragic had 17 points and six assists in the half while Morris tallied 13 points.
The Suns led 95-78 entering the final quarter but saw Utah move within 11 on a three-point play by Gordon Hayward with 2:57 remaining. Frye and Dragic responded with back-to-back baskets as Phoenix thwarted the charge.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Bledsoe missed the previous six games with a shin injury. … Utah C Enes Kanter had six points in 19 minutes after sitting out one game with an ankle injury. … Phoenix has won 10 of the past 14 meetings.
Top Game Performances
| Phoenix |
|
Utah |
|
Markieff Morris 23 |
Scoring |
Marvin Williams 18 |
|
Goran Dragic 9 |
Assists |
Gordon Hayward 6 |
|
Miles Plumlee 10 |
Rebounds |
Jeremy Evans 7 |
|
Markieff Morris 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Alec Burks 6 |
|
Eric Bledsoe 3 |
Steals |
Jeremy Evans 2 |
|
Goran Dragic 2 |
Blocks |
Jeremy Evans 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Phoenix
|
112 |
54.7 |
8-25 |
22-25 |
18 |
30 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
| Utah
|
101 |
48.2 |
5-20 |
16-20 |
21 |
39 |
1 |
5 |
12 |
Upcoming Games
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Utah will play their next game on the road against Phoenix. The Jazz have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .133 after a loss.
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Phoenix will play their next game at home against Utah. The Suns have a W/L % of .556 after a win and .571 after a loss.
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