FINAL SCORE: TORONTO RAPTORS 130, UTAH JAZZ 110
DATE: December 1, 2019 ATTENDANCE: 18,132
FINAL SCORE RECORD HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS HIGH ASSISTS
Utah 110 12-8 Conley – 20 Gobert – 11 O’Neale – 5
Toronto 130 15-4 Siakam – 35 Hollis-Jefferson – 6 VanVleet – 11
KEY RUN Trailing 9-5 early in the first quarter, the Raptors went on 23-2 run to lead by 17 points with 3:24 left … Pascal Siakam and Marc Gasol scored 19 and 11 points, respectively, as Toronto led 37-20 after one quarter.
KEY STAT The Raptors led 77-37 at the half … It was Toronto’s largest halftime lead (+40) in team history and Utah’s biggest deficit at the half in franchise history … It also tied for the eighth largest halftime lead in NBA history … The Raptors shot .604 (29-for-48) in the first half, including .684 (13-for-19) from three-point range.
RAPTORS NOTES:
• With the victory, Toronto improves to 15-4 this season and a perfect 9-0 at home … The Raptors have now won a season-high seven in a row.
• Toronto is one of just four teams in the NBA still without a loss at home … The Raptors’ nine straight victories at Scotiabank Arena to open the season is a franchise record.
• The Raptors have won 11 of their last 13 meetings with the Jazz.
• Utah scored 49 points in the third quarter – tying the franchise record for points allowed in a quarter … Chicago scored 49 points in the fourth frame Dec. 22, 2014
. • Pascal Siakam led the Raptors with 35 points in 35 minutes of action – his eighth 30-point performance of the season and third in the last five games (Nov. 23 – Dec. 1)
. • Fred VanVleet recorded his fourth double-double of the season with 21 points and a season high-tying 11 assists in 32 minutes … VanVleet scored 20 or more for the ninth time.
• Toronto’s starting lineup combined for 92 points, including 61 in the first half. • The Raptors had eight players score double figures – Siakam (35), VanVleet (21), Norman Powell (15), Terence Davis ll (13), Serge Ibaka (13), Marc Gasol (11), OG Anunoby (10) and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (10) … Ibaka returned to the lineup after missing the previous 10 games (Nov. 10-29) with a right ankle sprain … The Raptors improved to 10-0 when Anunoby scores in double digits.
JAZZ NOTES:
• With the loss, Utah falls to 12-8 on the season and 4-7 on the road … The Jazz are now 1-3 on their current five-game road trip (Nov. 25 – Dec. 2) … Utah plays at Philadelphia tomorrow night.
• Utah outrebounded Toronto 51-43, including 15-7 advantage on the offensive glass … The Jazz had a 21-7 advantage in second chance points.
• Mike Conley led the Jazz in scoring for the second time with 20 points in 25 minutes of play – it was his fifth 20-point effort … Conley reached 12,000 career points in the first quarter.
• Rudy Gobert recorded his 12th double-double with 12 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.
• The Jazz had five players score in double digits – Conley (20), Jeff Green (19), Donovan Mitchell (16), Gobert (12) and Bojan Bogdanovic (11).
The view from left field 