Collin Sexton Leads Jazz In Rough First Half Against Celtics
Jan 5, 2024, 6:05 PM | Updated: 6:07 pm
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BOSTON – Collin Sexton was a bright spot for the Utah Jazz in an otherwise rough half against the Boston Celtics.
Utah trailed Boston by 31 at halftime, 71-40.
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Sexton led the Jazz in scoring in the first half with 12.
Lauri Markkanen and Sexton helped a sputtering Jazz offense make a second-quarter run to close the Celtics lead.
Boston led by as much as 36 in the first half.
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— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) January 6, 2024
Sexton has been a big part of Utah’s recent success. Over the last ten games, he has averaged 21.1 points and 4.5 assists.
Jazz Open Difficult Four-Game Stretch Against Celtics
The Utah Jazz will open their toughest four-game stretch of the season when they travel to Boston to face the Celtics on Friday night.
The Celtics own the best record in the NBA at 26-7 and are 11-2 in their last 13 games.
The Jazz face the Celtics with the wind at their backs having won six of their last seven games and nine of their last 12.
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— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) January 5, 2024
After facing the league-leading Celtics the Jazz will travel to Philadelphia to face the 23-10 76ers on Saturday before meeting the 25-10 Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night.
The Jazz then return home to face the 25-11 Denver Nuggets marking four straight games against legitimate NBA title contenders.
After a 1-11 start to the season on the road, the Jazz are 4-3 in their last seven games away from Salt Lake City and sit just a game back of the 10th and final play-in tournament seed in the West.
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Chandler Holt is a co-host for the Jazz Notes podcast and a Digital Sports Producer for KSLSports.com, specializing in all things basketball and football. Follow Chandler on Twitter @ChandlerHoltKSL or on Threads @chandlerho1t.