Utah Jazz point guard Raul Neto has solid outing in first Jazz start in nearly three years

SALT LAKE CITY – It wasn’t like Raul Neto had never been in the starting lineup for the Utah Jazz before. But it was the first time in nearly three years, since April of 2016 as a rookie, when he started 53 games for a young Jazz team.

Neto didn’t exactly light things on fire Wednesday night in his 30-minute performance as he missed all five of his 3-point tries, made a couple of turnovers and had just three assists.

However, he came up with a solid overall floor game, played strong defense and came up with three straight baskets late in the third quarter when the Jazz were making a run that gave them their first lead of the night.

Neto also finished with a plus-22 for the night, the best of…