Ace Bailey scored a career-high 37 points but the Raptors' high-shooting percentage and 49-point third quarter was too much for the Jazz to overcome as Utah loses 143-127.
SALT LAKE CITY — Despite Ace Bailey's best efforts, a great shooting performance from the Raptors was too much to overcome for the Jazz Monday night.Bailey — arguably one of the NBA's top rookies — scored a career-high 37 points on an efficient 7-of-10 shooting from 3-point range, but the Utah Jazz fell to Toronto 143-127 at the Delta Center.
At this point in the season, it's expected that Bailey will have a high-scoring outing every time he starts and finishes a game. He looks to be making a late-season push for the All-Rookie first team due to his play since the All-Star break."Ace has studied a lot of film this year," Jazz head coach Will Hardy said. "He's worked really hard on a variety of aspects of his game offensively."Since the break, Bailey has averaged 19.4 points and has been one of the best shooters in the NBA during that span, especially from 3-point range. The recent success hasn't satisfied Bailey, though, and he spoke postgame about his work ethic and desire to be great."I still want to learn," Bailey said. "There's a lot for me to learn, so I feel like I'm always open to learn. You just, obviously, want to be the best, and it comes with work."John Konchar had his highest scoring output as a member of the Jazz with 19 points in the loss. He hit a pair of 3-point shots in the first quarter to help keep Utah in the game early. JITTY... HOW?!?! 😱🎡he's up to 12 points, his most in a Jazz uniform! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/im3A0pRqQn— Utah Jazz March 24, 2026 The Jazz remained in striking distance of the Raptors for much of the first half, but the team could never get ahead.Sandro Mamukelashvili knocked down three triples and poured in 15 points in the first half to help give Toronto a comfortable 10-point lead at halftime. Mamukelashvili was one of six Raptors players to reach double-digit scoring in Monday's game.Setting the table for a hot-shooting Toronto team was Scottie Barnes and Jamal Shead. Barnes did a bit of everything, scoring 20 points for the Raptors while also adding 10 assists and seven rebounds. Shead on the other hand, tallied a career-high 15 assists.Just as it's been this season and throughout the Jazz's rebuild, the game started to slip out of hand during the third quarter. Toronto shot well from the field and had a balanced diet of scoring throughout its lineup.R.J. Barrett was a big reason for the Raptors' third quarter surge, in which he erupted for 18 points in the qua
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