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Jazz play the right tune in solid victory over Thunder
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Gordon Hayward scored a career-high 37 points, including Utah’s final 17 points, to help the Jazz overcome Kevin Durant’s 48 points and beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 112-101 in the NBA on Tuesday.
In other games around the league, the Golden State Warriors beat the Milwaukee Bucks 101-80 for their 10th straight win, the struggling Sacramento Kings surprised the Portland Trail Blazers with a 123-119 victory at home, and Cleveland and Chicago both won games after a Monday night trade sent Luol Deng to the Cavaliers for center Andrew Bynum.
Hayward went 13 for 16 from the field and had 11 rebounds and seven assists for the Jazz. After the Thunder sliced a 24-point Jazz lead to 99-94, he made five straight jumpers to secure the win.
Derrick Favors had 15 and Marvin Williams scored 12 as the Jazz stopped the Thunder’s eight-game road winning streak.
Durant matched this season’s NBA-high scoring total, which he set against the Timberwolves on Saturday.
The Warriors’ 10-game winning streak is their longest since their NBA-title season in 1975.
David Lee had 22 points and 18 rebounds to lead Golden State, while Stephen Curry contributed 15 points.
Sacramento’s DeMarcus Cousins had 35 points and 13 rebounds and Rudy Gay scored 32 points as the Kings held off a rally to beat the Trail Blazers.
Cousins and Gay provided the spark for a 32-12 run starting in the third quarter that put Sacramento ahead by 19 points.
Elsewhere, it was: Spurs 110, Grizzlies 108; Heat 107, Pelicans 88; Pacers 86, Raptors 79; Mavericks 110, Lakers 97; Nuggets 129, Celtics 98; Knicks 89, Pistons 85; and Wizards 97, Bobcats 83.
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