National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Utah 111, New Orleans 105
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Where: EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials: #6 Tony Brown, #9 Derrick Stafford, #29 Mark Lindsay
Attendance: 16717

Jazz 111, Pelicans 105: Gordon Hayward had 27 points and a career-high 10 assists to help Utah beat visiting New Orleans and snap its eight-game losing streak to open the season.

Hayward was 6-of-12 from the field, including 3-of-5 on 3-pointers, and 12-of-14 from the free-throw line as the Jazz became the last NBA team to record a victory and ended the worst start in Utah history. Richard Jefferson scored 22 points, including nine during a game-tying 25-9 run in the third quarter, and Enes Kanter had 21 points and 10 rebounds.

Anthony Davis recorded 29 points and 15 rebounds for his sixth double-double in nine games for the Pelicans, who lost all three games of their Western road trip. Tyreke Evans scored 19 points off the bench in his highest-scoring game since joining the team in the offseason, and Jrue Holiday also had 19 points.

The Jazz didn’t take their first second-half lead until Hayward hit a 3-pointer to make it 92-91 with 5:15 remaining. New Orleans regained the lead twice more, but Marvin Williams put Utah ahead to stay with a layup with 3:17 remaining and added a big 3-pointer two minutes later to help seal the victory.

Davis nearly had a double-double in the first quarter alone, collecting eight points and nine rebounds as the Pelicans grabbed a 29-22 lead. Evans hit his first four shots for nine points in the first six minutes of the second quarter to help increase it to a 55-45 advantage at halftime.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Jazz F Derrick Favors had 12 points and 12 rebounds. … Pelicans C Greg Stiemsma sat out the game and will undergo further testing Thursday on the left knee he sprained Tuesday against the Los Angeles Lakers. … The Jazz, who came in averaging 18.5 turnovers, had 21.
Top Game Performances
 
New Orleans   Utah
Anthony Davis 29 Scoring Gordon Hayward 27
Jrue Holiday 6 Assists Gordon Hayward 10
Anthony Davis 15 Rebounds Derrick Favors 12
Anthony Davis 5 Free Throws Made Gordon Hayward 12
Eric Gordon 5 Steals Derrick Favors 5
Al-Farouq Aminu 1 Blocks Enes Kanter 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
New Orleans 105 49.4 5-12 16-20 19 34 3 13 13
Utah 111 51.4 9-22 28-39 23 44 7 9 21
Upcoming Games
  • Utah will play their next game at home against San Antonio. The Jazz have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .111 after a loss.
  • New Orleans will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Pelicans have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .400 after a loss.