Derrick Favors, Jazz defeat 76ers, 88-71
Derrick Favors registered his ninth double-double this season, scoring 17 points and registering 15 rebounds, to help the Utah Jazz beat the Philadelphia 76ers, 88-71. Utah (10-20) has now won back-to-back games after defeating Memphis Grizzlies on Monday.
Favors shot 7-11, in a solid performance. He added five blocks and three steals as well. Other top performers for Utah were Gordon Hayward with 15 points and six rebounds, and Enes Kanter with 10 points and 10 rebounds. On 8-17 shooting (1-6 on 3-point attempts), in addition to going 3-5 from the free throw line, Tony Wroten put up 20 points off the bench for Philadelphia in the loss. Robert Covington contributed 17 points and nine rebounds and Henry Sims finished with 10 points and eight rebounds.
In addition to 19.2% from 3-point range, the 76ers tallied an eFG% of just 35.8%. They are 1-8 on the season when registering marks below 30% and 45%, respectively, in those statistics. The Jazz, conversely, are undefeated (3-0) when holding the opposition to such dismal shooting numbers.
Philadelphia (4-25) has now dropped consecutive games after losing to Portland on Friday.
Coming up, the Jazz square off with the Los Angeles Clippers, who are 20-11 on the season. The 76ers go up against the Golden State Warriors, currently sitting at 23-5 this year. The Jazz lost to Los Angeles the last two times they've played.
