National Basketball Association
Utah 112, Brooklyn 111
When: 8:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 12, 2025
Where: Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials:
#39 Tyler Ford, #83 Andy Nagy, #88 Matt Kallio
Attendance:
18175
By Field Level Media
Rookie Isaiah Collier hit a game-winning shot to cap a career night while leading the short-handed Utah Jazz to a 112-111 overtime victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday in Salt Lake City.
Collier, the 29th pick of the 2024 draft, scored a career-high 23 points on 9-of-16 shooting to go with seven rebounds and seven assists.
Collin Sexton added 21 points and Brice Sensabaugh and Avi Mykhailiuk each scored 16 as Utah snapped a nine-game home losing streak in dramatic fashion. Utah had lost three in a row, including Saturday at Phoenix.
Collier's biggest bucket came with 2.1 seconds remaining in overtime after he snuck between two defending Nets, recovered the ball and burst to the hoop for a go-ahead layup.
Brooklyn had just taken a one-point lead after Tosan Evbuomwan drained a pair of free throws with 6.1 seconds remaining in OT.
Evbuomwan finished with a career-high 22 points to lead the Nets, who overcame a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit to force overtime.
Nic Claxton added 14 points and 12 rebounds, while Ben Simmons totaled 14 points, nine assists and six boards in the Nets' fifth-straight loss.
The Nets made a massive surge late in the fourth quarter to knot things up, outscoring Utah 17-4 over a five-minute stretch.
Ziaire Williams, who scored 19, hit four straight free throws to tie the game at 102-102 with 1:01 remaining. Neither team could score in the final minute of the fourth quarter, leading to the extra session.
Collier had a scary moment late in the third quarter after he stole the ball and crashed hard to the floor after a dunk on the other end. He returned to the bench in the fourth quarter after being evaluated in the training room for a concussion.
Brooklyn jumped ahead early and held an eight-point lead with 1:40 left in the first quarter after a Jalen Wilson 3-pointer. Utah outscored the Nets 7-2 in the final minute to trim the deficit to one by the end of the first.
Utah leapfrogged Brooklyn in the second quarter to snag a 49-48 halftime lead.
The teams traded blows and the lead in the third until the Jazz's Collier and Elijah Harkless hit back-to-back 3s en route to an 85-78 end-of-quarter lead.
Utah played without Lauri Markkanen, Jordan Clarkson, John Collins, Keyonte George, Taylor Hendricks, Johnny Juzang and Walker Kessler for various reasons.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Brooklyn |
|
Utah |
Tosan Evbuomwan 22 |
Scoring |
Isaiah Collier 23 |
Ben Simmons 9 |
Assists |
Isaiah Collier 7 |
Nic Claxton 12 |
Rebounds |
Drew Eubanks 9 |
Ziaire Williams 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Collin Sexton 4 |
Keon Johnson 2 |
Steals |
Oscar Tshiebwe 2 |
Ben Simmons 2 |
Blocks |
Drew Eubanks 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Brooklyn
|
111 |
42.4 |
10-40 |
23-35 |
26 |
54 |
5 |
5 |
11 |
Utah
|
112 |
44.4 |
17-44 |
15-20 |
25 |
41 |
6 |
7 |
11 |
Upcoming Games
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Utah will play their next game at home against Charlotte. The Jazz have a W/L % of .222 after a win and .276 after a loss.
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Brooklyn will play their next game on the road against Portland. The Nets have a W/L % of .231 after a win and .385 after a loss.