Washington Wizards snap Utah Jazz’s 24-game winning home streak

Washington Wizards snap Utah Jazz’s 24-game winning home streak

Bradley Beal and Donovan Mitchell

It was the magical duo of Washington Wizards- Bradley Beal and Russell Westbrook who ended the 24-game home winning streak of the NBA Leading Utah Jazz 125-121. Braadley Beal knocked 34 points, while Russell Westbrook drained another triple double with 25 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists. Daniel Gafford scored his season best 15 points. 

Donovan Mitchell scored 42 points and Bojan Bogdanovic added a season-high 33 for Utah Jazz. Joe Ingles chipped in 18 but the Jazz also had a two-game winning streak snapped while losing at home for the first time in 2021. The Utah Jazz Jazz rallied late and cut a 19-point deficit to 121-119 on a driving layup from Donovan Mitchell with 12.3 seconds left. 

Bradley Beal leads Washington Wizards against Utah Jazz 

Bradley Beal hit a pair of free throws with 11.5 seconds remaining. After which, Bogdanovic missed a corner 3-pointer on the other end and Westbrook added two more free throws to secure the win. 

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Washington Wizards seemingly broke open the game starting late in the third quarter. After Mitchell hit a pair of free throws to give Utah an 80-79 lead, the Wizards went on a 30-10 run to take control. 

The Jazz shot 16 of 23 from the field in the first quarter. Every Utah Jazz player who scored points during the quarter shot 50% or better from the field. 

Washington Wizards was even more efficient on offense in the second quarter. The Wizards made 13 of their first 15 shots from the field and shot 16 of 22 overall during the quarter. 

It helped Washington build a 66-59 lead after stringing together a 12-4 run. Beal scored or assisted on four out of five baskets to fuel the run, and had 23 points on 10-of-17 shooting by halftime.

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