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Bojan Bogdanović came through in the clutch with a game-sealing three-pointer with just over a minute remaining
SALT LAKE CITY — Bojan Bogdanović has officially arrived in Utah.
The Jazz’s notable free agent signing over the summer, Bogdanović came through in the clutch for the Jazz Wednesday night, leading Utah to a 106-104 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Bogdanović finished with 20 points, including an all but game-sealing 3-pointer with just over a minute remaining.
Here are three takeaways from the game.
- After all the talk about the Jazz’s rebounding woes following back-to-back losses to the Sacramento Kings and the Los Angeles Clippers, things changed dramatically. Utah out-rebounded Philadelphia 50-42 overall, with a rebound edge on the defensive glass and a seven-rebound edge on the offensive boards. Rudy Gobert led the way with 16 rebounds, while Jeff Green (6), Mike Conley (6) and Donovan Mitchell (5) contributed.
Rudy: 12p | 11r | 2a | 2s | 1b with 9 minutes to go in the third #TakeNote pic.twitter.com/kL7dKOLR0a
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) November 7, 2019
- While not a perfect statistic by any means, plus/minus heavily favored four Jazzmen, namely Bogdanović, Royce O’Neale, Conley and Gobert. The quartet were the only Jazz players to finish with positive marks in the win. Bogdanović finished plus-21, Conley plus-19, O’Neale plus-15 and Gobert plus-9. While not a plus/minus winner, Mitchell led the team in the more traditional stats, such as points scored (24) and assists (8).
- Joe Ingles continued his strong play off the bench, finishing with 16 points, two rebounds and two assists. Ingles was 2 of 5 from behind the arc and was part of Utah’s game-closing unit, alongside Conley, Mitchell, Bogdanović and Gobert.
Up next
Friday, Nov. 8, vs. Milwaukee (6-2), 7 p.m. MST
Monday, Nov. 11, at Golden State (2-6), 8:30 p.m. MST
Tuesday, Nov. 12, vs. Brooklyn (3-4), 7 p.m. MST
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