Clarkson, Markkanen help Jazz rally past Raptors
Global News
Reserve guard Jordan Clarkson scored 16 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter as the Utah Jazz rallied past the Toronto Raptors 126-119 on Saturday.
TORONTO – Reserve guard Jordan Clarkson scored 16 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter as the Utah Jazz rallied past the Toronto Raptors 126-119 on Saturday.
Lauri Markkanen had nine of his 30 in the fourth as part of Utah’s (12-18) comeback.
Scottie Barnes had a double-double with 14 rebounds and matched his career high of 32 points as Toronto (11-18) lost its third straight despite leading for the first three quarters. OG Anunoby added 19 points.
Pascal Siakam had 19 points and nine rebounds in his 500th career game for the Raptors.
He joined DeMar DeRozan (675), Kyle Lowry (601), Morris Peterson (542), José Calderón (525) and Chris Bosh (509) as the only players to appear in 500 games with Toronto.
Clarkson made a step-back jumper with 15.1 seconds left in the first quarter to cut Toronto’s lead to 34-31. Barnes had 17 points, including three three-pointers, in the quarter.
It was a new career-high in points for Barnes in a first quarter, topping the 15 he had in Los Angeles against the Lakers on March 14, 2022.
Anunoby’s two-handed dunk with 5:24 left in the second brought the 19,420 at Scotiabank Arena to their feet and capped off a 12-2 run that extended Toronto’s lead to 16 points. The Raptors held a 71-55 lead at intermission.
