Mitchell-led Jazz take over late, turn back Celtics

Donovan Mitchell had eight of his 21 points in the fourth quarter and the Utah Jazz hit 19 3-pointers to beat the Boston Celtics, 117-109, on Tuesday night.

Jordan Clarkson added 20 points off the bench. Mike Conley scored 17 points and Rudy Gobert finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds to help the Jazz sweep the season series between the teams.

Boston led by as many as 11 in the first half before fading down the stretch.

Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 29 points and Jaylen Brown added 28. But it wasn’t enough to overcome a hot-shooting night by Utah, which also got 45 points from its bench.

Trailing 104-101, the Celtics had two chances to tie the game late. The first was thwarted by an offensive foul on Robert Williams. Following a Utah foul on its next possession, Marcus Smart came up short on a 3-point attempt that was corralled by the Jazz.

Mitchell then hit a 3 on Utah’s next trip to make it 107-101.

Utah’s lead was 109-101 when Tatum was fouled by Gobert on a layup. But he failed to complete the threepoint play and Boston was forced to foul.

BLAZERS 125, PELICANS 124 » Damian Lillard had 50 points and 10 assists, and Portland came from behind at home to beat New Orleans. Lillard, who finished with six 3-pointers, made two clutch free throws with 1.2 seconds left for for Portland, which trailed New Orleans by as many as 17 points. It was Lillard’s fifth game this season with 40 or more points. HAWKS 119, ROCKETS 107 » Danilo Gallinari scored 20 of his 29 points in the first half and Atlanta beat Houston for its sixth straight win. Atlanta’s win streak matched its longest, which came in the first month of the 2016-17 season.

76ERS 99, KNICKS 96 » Tobias Harris scored 30 points, Seth Curry had 20 and Philadelphia beat New York for its sixth straight win.

BULLS 123, THUNDER 102 » Zach LaVine scored 40 points on 15-for-20 shooting, and Chicago beat Oklahoma City for its second straight win. HEAT 113, CAVALIERS 98 » Jimmy Butler had 28 points and 12 rebounds, Bam Adebayo returned from a knee issue and finished with 14 points, nine rebounds and six assists, and Miami eased past visiting Cleveland.