Bojan Bogdanovic Has Red-Hot First Half For Jazz With Five Threes
Mar 1, 2021, 7:22 PM
Steven Adams #12 of the New Orleans Pelicans goes to the basket against Rudy Gobert #27 and Bojan Bogdanovic #44 of the Utah Jazz during the first half at the Smoothie King Center on March 01, 2021 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
(Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – It was a big first half for Bojan Bogdanovic and the Utah Jazz in New Orleans against the Pelicans on Monday night with five threes.
Bojan Bogdanovic finished the first half of play with 19 points as the Jazz took a 64-59 halftime lead over the Pelicans.
His first triple came in the first quarter with 6:49 remaining to cut the Pelicans lead to 11-10. Bogey made his second triple of the night with under 5 minutes left to put the Jazz within one point again, 14-13.
Without missing, Bogdanovic made his third straight three with 4:24 left in the first quarter to tie the game at 16. He went to the bench hitting his first three attempts from beyond the arc.
Bojan Bogdanovich has the hot hand from three tonight 🔥@kslsports | #TakeNote pic.twitter.com/3mjVK99i98
— Hemā Heimuli Jr. (@x_hems) March 2, 2021
Bogey checked back into the game with 7:12 left in the second quarter. After hitting a shot in the lane, Bogdanovic went back behind the arc and made his fourth straight three. When New Orleans got a layup on the other end, he hit his fifth straight triple to give the Jazz a 50-42 lead with 5:38 remaining until halftime.
That wasn’t it. He made his fifth three-pointer without a miss with 5:10 left in the second quarter and gave the Jazz a 53-44 advantage. He missed his next two three-point attempts before halftime.
The Jazz are in the middle of a four-game road trip and are currently 1-1 on the trip. They will end it on Wednesday, November 3 against the Philadelphia 76ers. It’s their last game before the All-Star break. Then the Jazz will return to action at home against the Houston Rockets on Friday, March 12 at Vivint Arena.
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