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OKLAHOMA CITY - Utahs Enes Kanter did it all against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night. Albert Pujols Jersey .The 6-foot-11 centre scored 27 points, made 12 of 17 shots and pulled down seven rebounds to help the Jazz defeat the Thunder 105-91 in preseason action. Kanter even made two 3-pointers — hes only drained one in his three-season career.He came to play tonight, Utah forward Gordon Hayward said. He played extremely well tonight, and we need more nights like that.Trey Burke had 23 points, Alec Burks scored 15 and Derrick Favours had 12 points and 15 rebounds for the Jazz, who are 5-2 in the preseason under new coach Quin Snyder after finishing 25-57 last season.Oklahoma City struggled in its final preseason game, despite Perry Jones scoring 20 points and Russell Westbrook adding 14 points and 11 assists. The Thunder will start the regular season next week without MVP Kevin Durant, who will miss at least the first month of the season with a Jones fracture in his right foot.Oklahoma City coach Scott Brooks wasnt happy with the way his team played, especially since his likely starters played a significant number of minutes.We have some things that we have to tighten up on, he said. Defensively, weve got to get better within this next week before we start our first game.Kanter scored 16 points in the first half on 7-for-11 shooting to help the Jazz take a 58-50 lead. Before the break, Serge Ibaka had 12 points and Westbrook had 10 points and eight assists for the Thunder.Utah pushed its lead to 66-52 in the early minutes of the third quarter with a 3-pointer for Kanter, and the Jazz led 85-69 at the end of the third quarter.The Jazz shot just 40 per cent from the field in the first three quarters, but outrebounded the Thunder 40-27. Utah remained in control throughout the fourth quarter.___TIP-INSThe Thunder: Nick Collison played for the first time this preseason after sitting out with an ankle sprain. He scored eight points in 11 minutes. ... G Reggie Jackson (wrist contusion), F Grant Jerrett (ankle), G Jeremy Lamb (heel contusion), F Mitch McGary (foot fracture) and C Kendrick Perkins (quad strain) all joined Durant on the sideline. ... Steven Adams made just 3 of 9 shots from the field after shooting better than 50 per cent in every previous preseason game.The Jazz: Favours had 11 points and 11 rebounds at halftime. ... The Jazz made 19 of 28 free throws in the first half while Oklahoma City made 3 of 6. ... The Jazz outscored the Thunder 20-6 on fast breaks. ... Rudy Gobert had three blocks in 21 minutes.KEY STATOklahoma City made just 24 of 59 shots inside the 3-point line.DO OVERUtah rookie Rodney Hood missed all seven field-goal attempts, scored one point and committed five fouls during his 23:30 minutes on the court.UP NEXTOklahoma City plays at Portland on Oct. 29.The Jazz host Phoenix on Friday.___Follow Cliff Brunt on Twitter: www.twitter.com/CliffBruntAP ;Kole Calhoun Jersey . After a first half in which he thought "the lid was on the basket," the Toronto Raptors coach watched his squad mount a second half surge to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 98-91. Andrelton Simmons Jersey . The Suns termed Fridays surgery by team doctor Thomas Carter a success. No timetable was given for Bledsoes return but the team said in a news release that he "will pursue a possible return to action during the second half" of the season.SALT LAKE CITY - This is a much different Utah Jazz offence than the one that had pronounced scoring struggles throughout last season.Utah dominated around the basket Saturday night and pulled away for a 118-91 victory over the Phoenix Suns.The Jazz overwhelmed Phoenix in numerous offensive categories. Utah outscored the Suns 66-42 in the paint and enjoyed a 52-34 edge in rebounds.It paid off for the Jazz in transition. Utah outscored Phoenix 35-21 in fast-break points and had a 19-11 edge in second-chance points. The Jazz simply got easier and easier looks at the basket as the game progressed.Thats impressive for us, Jazz centre Derrick Favors said. We need that for the rest of the year. We got to be able to control the paint and get easy points in the paint.Favours set the tone early for Utahs inside domination. He scored a career-high 32 points and added nine rebounds, mostly before halftime. Favours had 23 points on 9-of-15 shooting and six rebounds in the first half.His effort helped the Jazz overcome a slow start. They rallied from a 9-2 deficit by scoring on six straight possessions and outscored Phoenix 31-13 over the final 8:59 of the first quarter.They were denying the wings real hard, Favors said. Gordon (Hayward) and Alec (Burks) couldnt get open or nothing. I just decided to take it upon myself to get something going.Hayward added 24 points and 10 boards, while Trevor Booker added 14 points and nine rebounds off the bench to help the Jazz (1-2) get their victory of the season.Its nice to win, but we won doing the things that I think we want to do, Jazz coach Quin Snyder said. We were rewarded for playing the right way.Gerald Green had 16 points off the bench for the Suns (2-1), who shot just 14 of 43 (32.6 per cent) from the field in the second half. Markieff Morris added 13 points and Marcus Morris chipped in 12.Phoenix never really found an offensive rhythm after halftime. The Suns had a 60-59 lead early in the third quarter but Haywarrd scored 14 points in the period, including some big baskets in a decisive 11-0 run that put the Jazz back ahead 70-60. Huston Street Jersey. Phoenix never got closer than eight after that and Utah finished off the Suns when Dante Exum drained a 3-pointer to spark a 14-2 run that put the Jazz ahead 105-81 with 6:01 remaining.They did a good job tonight, Suns coach Jeff Hornacek said. They pushed the ball. They had a lot more energy. They had a couple of days to think about some of their recent games and they got after it.Utah opened a 49-31 lead with 7:35 remaining before halftime after Exum and Hayward drilled 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions. Markieff Morris started and ended a 14-0 run that cut that advantage to 59-55 at halftime.Phoenix simply ran out of gas in the second half, however, and the Suns dropped their third straight regular-season game against Utah dating to last season.___TIP-INSSuns: Phoenix won its first two regular-season games for the 12th time in team history. The Suns have made the playoffs 10 of the previous 11 times that happened. The lone exception was in 2013-14. ... 16 is a magic number for the Phoenix backcourt. When Goran Dragic and Eric Bledsoe each scored 16 or more points last season, the Suns went 16-0 in those games.Jazz: Exum and Hayward combined to shoot 6 of 9 (66.7 per cent) from 3-point range. Their teammates, however, went 0 for 16. ... Booker is averaging a team-high 12.0 points off the bench, along with 6.3 rebounds. His output ranks among the top 25 in the NBA for bench players in both categories. He was energy - just energy off the bench, Snyder said. He played the right way.FAMILY AFFAIR: Marcus Morris and Markieff Morris started strong for Phoenix. The twin brothers went 6 of 8 from the field in the first quarter and combined for 13 of the Suns 22 points. They finished with a combined 25 points on 11-of-20 shooting.UP NEXTSuns: Visit the Lakers on Tuesday.Jazz: Visit the Clippers on Monday. Cheap Devils Jerseys Cheap Blue Jackets Jerseys Cheap Hurricanes Jerseys Cheap Maple Leafs Jerseys Cheap Lightning Jerseys Cheap Senators Jerseys Cheap Canadiens Jerseys Cheap Panthers Jerseys Cheap Red Wings Jerseys Cheap Sabres Jerseys Cheap Bruins Jerseys Cheap Islanders Jerseys Cheap Rangers Jerseys Cheap Flyers Jerseys Cheap Penguins Jerseys ' ' '
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