NBA: Raptors shoot 61% from field is demolishing of Jazz

RJ Barrett scored 27 points and Sandro Mamukelashvili added 23 as the visiting Toronto Raptors snapped a two-game losing streak with a 143-127 victory over the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City on Monday.

Ja'Kobe Walter made six 3-pointers and finished with a season-high 21 points for Toronto (40-31), which led by as many as 35 points and shot 61.4% from the field, including 54.1% (20 of 37) from 3-point range.

The Raptors outscored Utah 49-30 in the third quarter, matching a franchise record for most points in a quarter, to take a commanding 117-88 lead. Scottie Barnes contributed 20 points, seven rebounds, and 10 assists, while Jamison Battle scored 17, Gradey Dick had 13, and Jamal Shead recorded a career-high 15 assists.

For the Jazz (21-51), Ace Bailey scored a career-high 37 points, including seven 3-pointers. Brice Sensabaugh added 24 points, John Konchar scored 19, Oscar Tshiebwe had 16, and Kennedy Chandler contributed 13 points and nine assists. Utah has now lost six of its last seven games and was outscored 60-46 in the paint.

Toronto opened strong, leading 31-25 after the first quarter while holding Utah to just 30% shooting. Barnes hit consecutive baskets late in the second quarter to give the Raptors a 60-47 lead, and Toronto held a 68-58 advantage at halftime.

The Raptors extended their lead to 24 points early in the third quarter following a 20-6 run, with Barrett scoring 18 points in the period. Utah cut the deficit to 137-125 with 1:48 left in the fourth quarter on a 24-3 run led by Bailey, but Toronto held on for the win.

Toronto played without Brandon Ingram (right heel), Jakob Poeltl (back), and Immanuel Quickley (right foot). Rookie forward Collin Murray-Boyles returned from an 11-game absence due to a left thumb sprain, contributing nine points and four rebounds in 17 minutes off the bench.

-Field Level Media/Reuters