Jazz F Joe Ingles Sparks Big First Half Run Against Bulls

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles sparked a big 19-0 run for the team in the first half against the Chicago Bulls on Monday night.

Joe Ingles scored 9 of those 19 points in that run that gave the Jazz a double digit lead over the Bulls in the Windy City.

The run started with a jumpshot by Jordan Clarkson to tie the game at 23 with 2:14 left in the first quarter.

Joe Ingles is in one of those zones.

He's 4-5 from three in 10 minutes for 12 points and the @utahjazz are on a 17-0.

They lead the @chicagobulls 37-23 with 9:48 left in the half. #TakeNote pic.twitter.com/ytboumcKKG

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Then Joe Ingles made his second three-pointer of the night and the first of the run. After Clarkson made three free throws, the first quarter ended with Utah up 29-23. The Jazz kept the run going into the second quarter when Ingles set up Gobert for a layup before knocking down his third triple of the game. About 30 seconds later, Ingles hit another triple, forcing Bulls head coach Billy Donovan to call a timeout as the Jazz went up 37-23.

Georges Niang set up Rudy Gobert for a dunk to make it a 19-0 run and a 39-23 lead with 9:13 left in the second quarter. Thaddeus Young scored a layup to end the run.

Ingles had 12 points for the game in 10 minutes on the floor. He hit a three-pointer just before the run since Zach LaVine hit a triple.

The Jazz are making the last stop on their five-game road trip. They will return home for four straight games beginning on Wednesday, March 24 against the Brooklyn Nets.