Egor Demin scored 25 points and collected 10 rebounds to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 109-99 victory over the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City on Friday night.
Cam Thomas added 21 points to help the Nets end a seven-game losing streak. Day’ron Sharpe chipped in 16 points and nine rebounds. Danny Wolf added 14 points.
Keyonte George led Utah with 26 points and seven assists. Bryce Sensabaugh added 18 points off the bench for the Jazz, who lost their fifth straight game and are 1-9 in their last 10. Kyle Filipowski had 14 points and 12 rebounds. Ace Bailey chipped in 12 points.
Jalen Wilson’s 3-pointer capped an 8-0 run that gave Brooklyn a 91-83 lead early in the fourth quarter. Utah cut the deficit to a basket on a dunk from Cody Williams. Demin and Wolf combined for three 3-pointers to stop the comeback and put the Nets up 100-90 with 4:45 left.
Demin made a 3-pointer for Brooklyn’s first basket, making it his 34th straight game with a 3-pointer — a new NBA rookie record. He made three 3-pointers in the first quarter to help the Nets keep pace with the Jazz early.
Brooklyn trailed nearly all of the first quarter before surging ahead in the second. The Nets built a 52-38 lead behind a 22-7 run. Thomas ignited the run with five baskets and four free throws, while Terance Mann and Nic Claxton finished it off with back-to-back baskets.
Utah cut the double-digit deficit to a basket by halftime. The Jazz ended the second quarter on a 14-2 run to make it 54-52 at halftime. George bookended the run with a pair of baskets.
Ace Bailey drove for a layup to tie it at 54-54 a minute into the third quarter. Utah tied the score four times during the quarter, the final time on a 3-pointer from Bailey, but could not take a lead.
