In a battle of road-weary teams, the Utah Jazz used strong first and third quarters to take down the Indiana Pacers 109-100 Saturday night in Salt Lake City.
The Jazz (29-16) have now won six straight games and are tied with the LA Clippers for fourth place in the Western Conference standings.
Both teams were on the second leg of a back-to-back set after playing on the road Friday night—Utah won in overtime in Dallas; Indiana lost to the Lakers in Los Angeles.
George Hill led the Jazz with 30 points, and fellow Indiana native Gordon Hayward scored 11 of his 27 points in the first quarter to get the Jazz going early.