The Utah Jazz pulled away from the Celtics down the stretch on Tuesday, claiming a 117-109 victory.
Here’s what happened.
The big picture
The Celtics stayed competitive throughout the game and had multiple chances to tie or take the lead late in the fourth quarter, but the Jazz had too much talent which executed too well in the second half.
Star of the game
Rudy Gobert: 16 points, 5-for-6 from the field, 12 rebounds, 4 blocks.
Gobert’s stat line (aside from blocked shots) was relatively pedestrian, but the Celtics looked terrified to drive against him.