It wasn't pretty, but in the end the Utah Jazz got the job done with an 88-83 win over the New Orleans Pelicans Monday night in Salt Lake City.
Both teams had played road games on Sunday, and their collective weariness was obvious as the game wore on. The Jazz (40-24) jumped out to a 15-point lead after one quarter and were able to hold on until the final buzzer, but they shot only 36.1 percent from the field during the final three quarters. New Orleans (25-39) shot 35.7 percent for the game.
Gordon Hayward posted 23 points, while Rudy Gobert added yet another double-double (his 45th of the season) with 15 points and 15 rebounds (and two steals and two blocks).