Utah guard Donovan Mitchell, right, defends against Indiana’s Aaron Holiday in the first half Friday afternoon in Salt Lake City. Rick Bowmer/Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY — Donovan Mitchell scored 22 points before leaving the game because of a sprained ankle in the third quarter, and the NBA-leading Utah Jazz beat the Indiana Pacers 119-111 on Friday.
Bojan Bogdanovic had 24 points and Rudy Gobert added 13 points, 23 rebounds and four blocks for the Jazz. Jordan Clarkson chipped in 18 points off the bench, while Mike Conley had 10 points and 10 assists. Utah won its second straight game.
Mitchell went to the locker room after suffering a right ankle sprain with 8:18 left in the third quarter. He could not put any weight on his leg and had to be helped off the floor by teammates.
Domantas Sabonis had 22 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists for the Pacers. Caris LeVert scored 24 points and Malcolm Brogdon added 16. Indiana led by as many as 17 points in the first half but lost for the second time in its last six games.
76ERS 106, CLIPPERS 103: Joel Embiid had 36 points and 14 rebounds and Philadelphia won at home, snapping a seven-game winning streak for Los Angeles.
Furkan Korkmaz added 18 points and Ben Simmons had 12 points and nine rebounds for the Eastern Conference-leading Sixers, who have won four in a row.
Paul George had 37 points and nine rebounds for the Clippers, who last lost on April 1. Patrick Patterson added a season-high 18 points and Marcus Morris scored 15.
PISTONS 110, THUNDER 104: Josh Jackson scored 29 points, and Detroit overcame several key absences to hand visiting Oklahoma City its ninth straight loss.
Isaiah Stewart had 15 points and 22 rebounds for Detroit, which was missing Jerami Grant (right knee), Mason Plumlee (rest), Hamidou Diallo (right knee), Wayne Ellington (rest), Cory Joseph (left ankle), Rodney McGruder (right elbow) and Dennis Smith Jr. (left knee).
RAPTORS 113, MAGIC 102: Paul Watson Jr. scored 20 of his career-high 30 points in the third quarter and Toronto beat visiting Orlando in Tampa, Florida.
Playing in only his second game after missing 11 games because of the NBA’s COVID-19 protocol, Watson converted six straight 3-pointers in the third quarter as Toronto outscored the Magic 38-19.
Yuta Watanabe also had a career high for the Raptors, contributing 21 points and six rebounds.
WIZARDS 117, PELICANS 115: Russell Westbrook scored 10 of Washington’s 12 points in overtime, including a pair of free throws to break a tie with just one second left after he was fouled by Zion Williamson, and Washington won at home.
Westbrook accumulated 36 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists, just shy of what would have been a seventh consecutive triple-double.
NETS 130, HORNETS 115: Kevin Durant had 25 points and 11 assists, Joe Harris scored 26 points and the Brooklyn beat visiting Charlotte.
Miles Bridges scored a career-high 33 points for the Hornets, who were playing without five of their top six scorers. Terry Rozier added 27 points and 10 assists, and Vernon Carey Jr. scored a career-high 21 as the Hornets lost their fourth straight.
GRIZZLIES 126, BULLS 115: Dylan Brooks scored a season-high 32 points and Memphis took control in the second half at Chicago.
NUGGETS 128, ROCKETS 99: Nikola Jokic scored 29 points, Michael Porter Jr. added 21 and Denver cruised to a victory at Houston.
TIMBERWOLVES 119, HEAT 111: Karl-Anthony Towns scored 24 points, including eight in the fourth quarter before fouling out, to lead Minnesota past visiting Miami.
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