It took 16 days and four games (five if you count the All-Star Game), but the Utah Jazz picked up the intensity and closed their homestand with a much-needed 129-119 victory over the Washington Wizards Friday night in Salt Lake City.
"This is a good feeling," Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell said. "Obviously we've been going through a little bit of a rough stretch, and this win feels really good, but we've got to keep things in perspective. It's one win, and we've got to keep it moving forward. But we played really well tonight."
The Jazz (37-22) had lost nine of their last 13 games.