Richard Jefferson scored 11 points and Gordon Hayward added 10 to lead the Utah Jazz to a 50-47 halftime lead over Sacramento on Saturday night at EnergySolutions Arena.
Looking for bounce back from a 32-point loss at Portland on Friday, Utah led at intermission despite missing its final seven shots.
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The Jazz took advantage of quick foul trouble on Sacramento center DeMarcus Cousins to get off to a good start.
Cousins picked up two fouls in the opening 86 seconds. With him on the bench, Enes Kanter scored six points and helped Utah take a 10-5 lead.
Despite Sacramento’s cold shooting, however, the Jazz could not build their lead.
It was 24-23 at the end of the first quarter.
Utah regained the momentum when Jefferson buried two three-pointers and Alec Burks hit another on consecutive possessions.
The Jazz took a 43-33 lead with five minutes left in the half before going cold down the stretch.
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