Two nights after erasing a 17-point lead in a comeback win over the Bucks, the Jazz couldn't protect a 17-point lead of their own as the New Orleans Pelicans closed the game on a 26-9 run to steal a 115-112 victory Monday night in Salt Lake City.
Utah (36-27) held double-digit leads in all four quarters only to watch New Orleans (30-36) fight back each time.
"We played well enough offensively to win," Jazz head coach Quin Snyder said. "But we weren't able to get stops and we let them back in the game."
Kyle Korver and Jae Crowder came off the bench to lead the Jazz with 20 points each, while Rudy Gobert (19 points, 19 rebounds, two blocks), Donovan Mitchell (19 points, nine assists) and Derrick Favors (16 points, two blocks) also scored in double figures in the loss.