National Basketball Association
Utah 120, Chicago 95
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, March 22, 2021
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Officials: #83 Andy Nagy, #46 Ben Taylor, #36 Brent Barnaky
Attendance: N/A

Rudy Gobert had 21 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high nine blocked shots, and the Utah Jazz pulled away for a 120-95 win over the host Chicago Bulls on Monday night.

Donovan Mitchell scored a team-high 30 points for Utah, which wrapped a five-game road trip with a 3-2 record. Joe Ingles (17 points), Jordan Clarkson (16) and Mike Conley (15) also scored in double digits for the league-leading Jazz.

Gobert set a personal record when he swatted away a layup attempt by Coby White midway through the fourth quarter. He surpassed his previous high of eight blocked shots, which he established against the Indiana Pacers on March 20, 2017.

Zach LaVine finished with 27 points to lead the Bulls. Thaddeus Young contributed 14 points and nine rebounds, Tomas Satoransky scored 13 and White had 10.

Utah shot 48.9 percent (45 of 92) from the field and 43.6 percent (17 of 39) from 3-point range.

Chicago shot 40.6 percent (39 of 96) overall and 23.1 percent (6 of 26) from long distance.

The Jazz led 89-71 at the end of the third quarter. Clarkson capped the period with a floating jump shot off an assist from Conley with 3.1 seconds to go.

Utah held a 56-42 lead at the half. Mitchell led all scorers with 21 points before the break while LaVine led the Bulls with 13.

Chicago opened with a 20-15 lead after White drained a 3-pointer with 4:07 remaining in the first quarter. But the advantage did not last for long as Utah closed the quarter on a 14-3 run to go ahead 29-23.

In the second quarter, Utah extended its lead to as many as 17 points. Young trimmed the Bulls' deficit to 14 when he made a cutting layup with 25.9 seconds left before intermission.

Chicago has lost three of its past four games while Utah has won three of its past four.

This was the first meeting of the season between the teams, who will square off again in Salt Lake City on April 2.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Utah   Chicago
Donovan Mitchell 30 Scoring Zach LaVine 27
Donovan Mitchell 6 Assists Zach LaVine 4
Rudy Gobert 10 Rebounds Thaddeus Young 9
Jordan Clarkson 3 Free Throws Made Zach LaVine 3
Joe Ingles 2 Steals Wendell Carter Jr. 1
Rudy Gobert 9 Blocks Tomas Satoransky 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Utah 120 48.9 17-39 13-15 25 46 10 9 9
Chicago 95 40.6 6-26 11-12 21 49 3 5 14
Upcoming Games
  • Chicago will play their next game at home against Cleveland. The Bulls have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Utah will play their next game at home against Brooklyn. The Jazz have a W/L % of .710 after a win and .818 after a loss.