Toronto Raptors at Utah Jazz
· National Basketball AssociationBarnes and Quickley each score 20 points to help Raptors beat Jazz, 126-118
A.J. Lawson added 18 points, RJ Barrett had 17 and Orlando Robinson finished with 14 points, 10 rebounds and five assists.
Quickley hit a 3-pointer with 43 seconds left that gave Toronto the lead for good at 90-88 and sparked a 16-2 run to make it a 15-point lead — the biggest by either team — with about 8 1/2 minutes to play.
Jordan Clarkson led the Jazz, who have lost eight games in a row, with 19 points. Kyle Filipowski had 18 points and 11 rebounds.
Utah's KJ Martin started the second half in place of Lauri Markkanen, who did return and finished with 16 points.
Jazz: Walker Kessler. who had 18 points, 25 rebounds and eight blocks when the teams met in Toronto, did not play. The 7-foot center, who is shooting 72.5% from the field and averaging 11.5 points, 12.3 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game this season, isn't listed on the injury report.
Regular Season Series
TOR wins series 2-0
Recent Plays
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End of Game | 126 - 118 |
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End of the 4th Quarter | 126 - 118 |
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Colin Castleton defensive rebound | 126 - 118 |
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Johnny Juzang misses 22-foot three point pullup jump shot | 126 - 118 |
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A.J. Lawson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 126 - 118 |
Statistics
TOR |
UTAH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 44-91 | FG | 39-89 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 12-32 | 3PT | 16-38 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 26-35 | FT | 24-31 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 41 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 27 | Fast Break Points | 22 |
| 64 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 26 | Fouls | 25 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Utah Jazz Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jusuf Nurkic, C | Day-To-Day | Dec 23 |
| Lauri Markkanen, F | Day-To-Day | Dec 23 |
| Georges Niang, F | Out | Dec 15 |
| Walker Kessler, C | Out | Nov 5 |
Toronto Raptors Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jakob Poeltl, C | Day-To-Day | Dec 23 |
| RJ Barrett, F | Out | Dec 20 |
Game Information
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 18,175 · Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York |
20 | 9 | .690 | - | L1 |
Boston |
18 | 11 | .621 | 2 | W3 |
Toronto |
18 | 13 | .581 | 3 | W1 |
Philadelphia |
16 | 12 | .571 | 3.5 | L1 |
Brooklyn |
9 | 19 | .321 | 10.5 | W2 |
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma City |
26 | 4 | .867 | - | L1 |
Denver |
21 | 8 | .724 | 4.5 | L1 |
Minnesota |
20 | 10 | .667 | 6 | W3 |
Portland |
12 | 18 | .400 | 14 | L2 |
Utah |
10 | 19 | .345 | 15.5 | L4 |
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