National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Utah 97, Chicago 77
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Officials: #72 J.T. Orr, #33 Sean Corbin, #25 Tony Brothers
Attendance: 21379

Jazz 97, Bulls 77: Derrick Favors collected 20 points and 11 rebounds to lead the way as visiting Utah caught Chicago on a cold night.

Gordon Hayward added 18 points and Trey Burke scored 17 for the Jazz, who improved to 2-2 in January. Rudy Gobert recorded 11 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks while Trevor Booker had 15 points and eight boards off the bench for Utah.

Taj Gibson scored 15 points off the bench and was the only regular to shoot better than 50 percent from the field at 6-of-10 for the Bulls. Pau Gasol scored 13 points and Jimmy Butler had 16 points and 11 rebounds for Chicago, which shot a season-low 33.3 from the field in its lowest scoring effort of the campaign.

The Bulls took a 25-24 lead on Derrick Rose’s free throw with 6:11 left in the first half but managed three field goals the rest of the quarter and shot 28.3 percent in the half to go into the break down 36-32. Burke’s basket with 7:37 left in the third gave Utah a 49-37 lead before Chicago made a brief surge and cut it to a three-point deficit.

Favors scored Utah’s final six points of the third quarter to help make it a 63-51 cushion, and the Jazz scored on their first six possessions of the fourth to spread it to 77-54. Favors’ short jumper made it 90-64 with 4:13 left and Utah coasted to the finish.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Rose finished 3-of-15 from the field and is 28-of-110 over the last six games. … Gobert has 18 blocks in the last four games and has scored in double figures in each of those contests. … Utah C Enes Kanter (ankle) missed his third straight game.
Top Game Performances
 
Utah   Chicago
Derrick Favors 20 Scoring Jimmy Butler 16
Gordon Hayward 5 Assists Jimmy Butler 3
Rudy Gobert 14 Rebounds Jimmy Butler 11
Gordon Hayward 6 Free Throws Made Aaron Brooks 4
Derrick Favors 2 Steals Jimmy Butler 2
Rudy Gobert 5 Blocks Joakim Noah 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Utah 97 47.4 5-16 18-24 21 48 8 8 16
Chicago 77 33.3 6-20 15-20 17 43 5 5 16
Upcoming Games
  • Chicago will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Bulls have a W/L % of .600 after a win and .909 after a loss.
  • Utah will play their next game on the road against Oklahoma City. The Jazz have a W/L % of .167 after a win and .458 after a loss.