Gay went to the Toronto Raptors in a three-team deal in which the Raptors also received Hamed Haddadi from the Grizzlies. Utah outscored Toronto 57-20 in bench points. By Seth Landman, Special to Janu7:25:49 AM PST In case you weren't paying attention, the rumors swirling around Rudy Gay finally came to fruition. Jazz: Bojan Bogdanovic had a season-high six assists. Chris Boucher had a team-high eight rebounds. Pascal Siakam scored a season-low four points on 2-of-14 shooting. Raptors: OG Anunoby (left hip) and Precious Achiuwa (right shoulder tendonitis) were inactive for Toronto. Joe Ingles fed Gobert for a pair of dunks and drained a pair of 3-pointers to fuel a 15-2 run that put the Jazz up 98-80 early in the fourth quarter. It opened the door for Utah to rebuild a double-digit lead. Toronto made only three baskets over the final nine minutes of the quarter. The Jazz tightened up on defense in the third quarter, allowing them to create some separation. They were hitting a lot of threes and we just tried to do something to change it.'' ''We just changed our game plan throughout the game. ''We came out blitzing a lot and then we just stopped doing it,'' Toronto forward Scottie Barnes said. VanVleet made 3-pointers on three straight possessions to erase Utah's lead and put the Raptors ahead 53-51 shortly before halftime.
Gay has an inflamed bursa in a heel and was not available for Friday's preseason finale against the Orlando Magic, coach Gregg Popovich said. He made three 3-pointers and assisted another basket to help the Jazz rally and take a 42-31 lead early in the second quarter. The San Antonio Spurs, plagued by injuries, have added Rudy Gay and Derrick White to the list of unavailable players, which now stands at four with less than a week until the regular-season opener. Gay gave Utah an immediate lift even while playing on a minutes restriction. He made back-to-back baskets to kickstart a 9-2 run that gave the Raptors a 23-17 lead in the first quarter. Toronto lost for the sixth time in seven games despite scoring 37 points off 24 Jazz turnovers.īirch gave Toronto an early spark, scoring all 14 of his points before halftime. scored a season-high 31 points for Toronto, and Fred VanVleet added 24. They also shot it pretty good from three - they're a good shooting team and a really tough team to defend.'' ''They got a lot of buckets at the rim tonight,'' Raptors coach Nick Nurse said. Utah shot 55% from the field and scored 48 points in the paint.
Rudy Gobert had 14 points and 11 rebounds. He made shots, but that's a byproduct of making the right play.''ĭonovan Mitchell also scored 20 points for Utah, and Royce O'Neale added a season-high 16. ''Made the game easy because of the decisions that he made. ''He played within himself,'' Jazz coach Quin Snyder said. Gay made good defensive plays and provided enough spacing and passing to help the offense operate at high efficiency. His offense wasn't the only thing that lifted the Jazz to their second straight win. ''You got to be a little different and I'm a little different. It takes a lot of dedication,'' Gay said.