MEMPHIS, TENN. — Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points as the top-seeded Utah Jazz grabbed a 3-1 series lead Monday night by holding off the Memphis Grizzlies 120-113.
Now the team with the NBA’s best record in the regular season can close out this first round best-of-seven series Wednesday night in Game 5 in Salt Lake City.
All-Star Rudy Gobert scored 13 of his 17 points in the third quarter. Jordan Clarkson, the NBA’s 6th man-of-the-year winner, scored 24. Bojan Bogdanovic added 13, Mike Conley had 11.
Ja Morant, who averaged 33.7 points through the first three games, scored 23 and had 12 assists for Memphis.