Jazz bury Grizzlies under 3-1 hole

LOS ANGELES – Donovan Mitchell had 30 points and Rudy Gobert scored 13 of his 17 in the third quarter as the Utah Jazz beat the Memphis Grizzlies, 120-113, to take a stranglehold 3-1 lead in their Western Conference series on Monday (Tuesday, Manila time).

Jordan Clarkson scored 24 points, Bojan Bogdanovic added 13 and Mike Conley had 11 in the win.

Ja Morant finished with 23 points and 12 assists, Dillon Brooks and Jaren Jackson each added 21, and Jonas Valanciunas finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds for Memphis.

The top-seeded Jazz can close out the first round, best-of-seven series Wednesday in Game Five in Salt Lake City (Thursday, Manila time).

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