Jazz Blow 17 Point 4th Quarter Lead To Suns In Loss
Apr 8, 2022, 10:01 PM | Updated: Apr 9, 2022, 8:18 pm
Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul shoots over the Utah Jazz defense (Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)
(Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Jazz blew a 17 point fourth quarter lead and fell to the Phoenix Suns 111-105.
It’s the sixth time this season the Jazz have held a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter of a game only to watch it rapidly wash away and result in a loss.
Bojan Bogdanovic had 21 points to lead the Jazz while Devin Booker’s 33 points led all scorers.
First Quarter
The Jazz opened the game ice-cold missing their first eight shots of the game while the Suns repeatedly got out and ran.
Phoenix built an 11-0 lead before Bojan Bogdanovic got the Jazz on the board, but it opened a flood gate for the Jazz.
Bogey hits transition 3⃣ in first quarter#TakeNote #UtahJazzhttps://t.co/GSP5fnvpw7
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The roster would hit 7-10 to close the quarter and trailed by just six through 12 minutes.
After one, the Jazz trailed the Suns 30-24.
Second Quarter
The Jazz continued their momentum into the second quarter building a double-digit lead at 49-38.
However, Devin Booker took over for the Suns who closed the half on a 16-5 run to trim the Jazz lead to three.
Big runs propels #UtahJazz to lead over Phoenix#TakeNotehttps://t.co/phgtZAtS9e
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Booker had 24 points at the half while Danuel House Jr. had seven points for the Jazz, but was an impressive +22 in nine minutes.
At the half the Jazz led the Suns 57-54.
Third Quarter
Donovan Mitchell opened the third quarter carrying the Jazz offense scoring eight points on 4-5 shooting after scoring nine points on 3-10 shooting in the first half.
House Jr. continued to have a huge impact on the game building his plus-minus to +28 in 16 total minutes.
Mike the Mountain 🏔🖐#TakeNote #PHXvsUTAhttps://t.co/cyUPNOX8x9
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Jordan Clarkson hit a three at the buzzer after Rudy Gobert missed a free throw on an and-one opportunity to complete a five-point play, and give the Jazz their biggest lead of the game.
After three, the Jazz led the Suns 92-75.
Fourth Quarter
The Jazz went cold to open the fourth quarter knocking down just 2-14 shots over the first 8:30 of the period and watched their 17 point lead evaporate with 3:18 left to play.
The Suns took the lead on a Mikal Bridges dunk with 1:28 left to play and built the lead to five on a three-point play the next possession.
The Jazz blown 17-point lead was their biggest of a fourth quarter game this season and their sixth blown double-digit lead in the final period this season.
The Jazz fell to the Suns 111-104.
