After leading for much of the game, the Utah Jazz couldn’t quite finish it off, falling to the Boston Celtics 100-95 Monday night in the first stop of a four-game road trip.
The Jazz (28-31) have now lost three straight games, and they haven’t won in Boston since March 14, 2008.
Shelvin Mack and Trey Lyles led the Jazz with 18 points each. Gordon Hayward finished with 16 points (on 6-for-20 shooting) and six assists, while Rodney Hood had 11 points (on 4-for-17 shooting) and seven assists.
Derrick Favors (11 points, 16 rebounds) and Rudy Gobert (11 points, 12 rebounds) both double-doubled.