National Basketball Association
Utah 129, Phoenix 97
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, February 2, 2018
Where: Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
Officials: #44 Brett Nansel, #28 Kevin Scott, #5 Kane Fitzgerald
Attendance: 16560
Utah rookie guard Donovan Mitchell scored 40 points and made a season-high seven 3-pointers and Joe Ingles added 16 points in the Jazz's lopsided 129-97 victory over the Phoenix Suns at Talking Stick Resort Arena on Friday.

Ricky Rubio had 14 points, nine assists and six rebounds and every starter scored in double figures for the Jazz, who won their second straight blowout after beating Golden State 129-99 on Tuesday.

Ingles made four 3-pointers to extend his hot shooting. He made a career-high six 3-pointers against Golden State and has 16 in the last four games.

Josh Jackson had 20 points and Devin Booker added 18 points and six assists for the Suns), who have lost six of seven and nine of 11.

Dragan Bender had 16 points and nine rebounds for the Suns, who shot 41.4 percent. Bender had scored 25 points in his previous nine games.

The Jazz shot 56.7 percent from the floor after hitting a season-high 58.7 against the Warriors.

Mitchell, who had six assists and five rebounds, hit 14 of 19 from the field and made 7 of 9 threes. He was one point short of his season high. Ingles made 6 of 9 from the floor while making 4 of 6 threes.

Derrick Favors had 12 points and 10 rebounds and Rudy Gobert had 10 points and nine rebonds for the Jazz, who led 84-48 after Mitchell's sixth 3-pointer midway through the third quarter.

The Jazz have won four in a row and five of six after taking the first game of a four-game road trip.

Booker made all four of his free throw attempts and set a franchise season record by making 60 straight.

Suns forward TJ Warren, averaging 19.8 points a game, tied a season low with four points in 25 minutes.

Mitchell made two 3-pointers and Rubio had six points on a 21-3 run that got the Jazz out to an early 24-8 lead. They never trailed again.

Jazz guard Rodney Hood missed his sixth straight game with a left leg injury.

Suns center Alex Len missed the game with right ankle soreness.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Utah   Phoenix
Donovan Mitchell 40 Scoring Josh Jackson 20
Ricky Rubio 9 Assists Devin Booker 6
Derrick Favors 10 Rebounds Dragan Bender 9
Donovan Mitchell 5 Free Throws Made Josh Jackson 5
Donovan Mitchell 2 Steals Josh Jackson 2
Rudy Gobert 5 Blocks Tyson Chandler 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Utah 129 56.7 15-29 12-17 30 51 6 7 11
Phoenix 97 41.4 9-33 16-19 19 32 5 7 12
Upcoming Games
  • Phoenix will play their next game at home against Charlotte. The Suns have a W/L % of .278 after a win and .371 after a loss.
  • Utah will play their next game on the road against San Antonio. The Jazz have a W/L % of .478 after a win and .429 after a loss.