SALT LAKE CITY (AP)– Donovan Mitchell scored 25 points and Rudy Gobert had 20 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz to a 118-88 success over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night.
Bojan Bogdanovic added 16 points and Mike Conley had 14 off the bench for the Jazz. Utah never routed on its method to snapping a three-game losing streak to the Pacers.
The Jazz shot 54%from the field, scored 60 points in the paint and ended up with a 53-30 advantage in rebounds.
Myles Turner and Aaron Vacation scored 12 points each to lead Indiana. The Pacers lost despite forcing 21 turnovers.
Utah attacked the rim throughout the very first quarter and it settled. The Jazz scored 20 points in the paint out of 29 overall points in the quarter.
That permitted Utah to take control early. Joe Ingles drained pipes a 3-pointer and then set up baskets for Gobert on back-to-back belongings to stimulate a 12 -4 run that gave the Jazz an 18-10 lead midway through the first duration.
Indiana near 31-27 on a hook shot from Domantas Sabonis early in the 2nd, but Utah did not let the Pacers get any closer prior to halftime. Conley fed Gobert for a dunk and followed with back-to-back baskets to cap a 18 -5 run that gave the Jazz a 49-32 lead midway through the quarter.
Utah preserved a double-digit cushion throughout the 3rd and increased 78-55 on a jumper from Conley.
TIP-INS
Pacers: Justin Vacation had a career-high five blocks. . T.J. McConnell led the Pacers with 10 helps. . Indiana scored precisely 121 points in each of its previous 3 games versus Utah.
Jazz: Bogdanovic shot and made the first free throw of the game with 6: 54 left in the second quarter.
UP NEXT
Pacers: Check Out the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday.
Jazz: At the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday.
