A night after losing at Denver against a Nuggets team that was
playing without suspended MVP Nikola Jokic, the Pacers seemed at
a disadvantage against a Jazz team with all of its starters and
a spotless home record entering the night.
Utah, however, finished the game without three of its key
players after Donovan Mitchell (26 points), Rudy Gobert (19
points, 11 rebounds) and Joe Ingles were ejected following a
fracas that also resulted in the Pacers losing starting center
Myles Turner for the final four minutes.
With Indiana leading 102-92 -- after taking the lead for good in
the second quarter -- Gobert and Turner got involved in a
physical tit-for-tat that threatened to devolve into a large
brawl at the 4:01 mark of the fourth quarter. The ruckus began
when Turner hit a driving Gobert from behind under the basket.
Clippers 112, Heat 109
Paul George scored 27 points and Reggie Jackson added 22 as Los
Angeles held on to push its winning streak to six games with a
victory over visiting Miami.
Eric Bledsoe added 21 points as the Clippers rallied from an
early 17-point deficit then held off a late Heat run while
improving to 3-0 at the start of a six-game homestand.
Bam Adebayo amassed 30 points and 11 rebounds for the Heat. Kyle
Lowry scored 22 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter as Miami,
playing without Jimmy Butler (ankle) and Markieff Morris (neck),
lost its third straight and fourth of its last five games
following a 6-1 start.
Raptors 115, 76ers 109
Fred VanVleet scored 32 points, including a clutch 3-pointer
with 24.8 seconds remaining, and Toronto defeated host
Philadelphia.
Gary Trent Jr. and OG Anunoby contributed 20 each and Chris
Boucher had 17 for the Raptors, who snapped a three-game losing
streak.
Tyrese Maxey led the Sixers with 33 points and Tobias Harris
returned from a six-game absence due to health and safety
protocols to produce 19 points, seven rebounds and seven
assists.
--Field Level Media
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