Bogdanovic scores 27 to lead Jazz to 120-85 rout of 76ers – Cache Valley Daily
Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) shoots as Philadelphia 76ers guard Furkan Korkmaz defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Bojan Bogdanovic scored a season-high 27, including five 3-pointers, to power the Utah Jazz to a 120-85 rout of the depleted Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night. Jordan Clarkson had 20 points and Rudy Gobert contributed 15 points, 17 rebounds and four blocks. “Everything starts with our defense and today we controlled the boards and that made it easy to get things going offensively,” Bogdanovic said. The Jazz had lost four of five games and needed their traditionally tough defense to return. Against this version of the 76ers, it wasn’t clear how much of it had to do with Utah’s guarding prowess or Philadelphia’s ineptitude. “We had more focus and we were aggressive. The last couple games, we have been kind of stagnant and we couldn’t hit any shots but this time everything started with our defense,” Bogdanovic said. The 76ers shot 37% and only grabbed six offensive rebounds off all those misses. That allowed the Jazz to get into their sets