Game Recap—Jazz 78, Wizards 86

Playing their third game in as many nights and for the seventh time in 10 days, the Jazz fell behind early and couldn’t recover, losing 86-78 to the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night.

Washington opened with a 33-18 lead after the first quarter and it was enough to sustain them through the rest of the game. Although the Jazz made a nice 13-0 to start the fourth quarter, they couldn’t quite get over the hump.

Bryce Cotton was the spark behind the Jazz’s late-game surge and finished with 20 points, four rebounds, three steals and two assists in 26 minutes of action.

JuJuan Johnson helped the Jazz get back in the game with nice defense in the post, finishing with four blocks.

The Wizards were very balanced led by Scott Machado’s 17 points, eight assists and five rebounds.

Rookie Kelly Oubre also had a nice game with 12 points, four steals, three rebounds and three assists.

Washington ended the first quarter on a 19-6 run and took a big lead into the second quarter. It proved too big of a lead for the Jazz to overcome even though they got back within three points late in the game.

Bryce Cotton played another solid game for the Jazz finishing with 20 points, four rebounds, three steals and two assists. He came to life in the second scoring 12 of his 20 in the half. Cotton has consistently been the Jazz’s best player this week and tonight was no exception.

The Jazz shot poorly frown three-point range, finishing 5/17 from downtown. The Jazz haven’t shot well from deep this week and it can be attributed to tired legs and many contested shots.

Brock Motum hit two of his three attempts from long-range to lead the Jazz.

Jared Cunningham played well for a second consecutive night. Cunningham finished with 10 points and five assists in 15 minutes of play. Cunningham brings an interesting skillset as he’s ultra athletic and can make plays for himself and others.

With the loss, the Jazz now move into the consolation bracket and will play the Los Angeles Lakers who lost 88-86 to the Dallas Mavericks tonight.  The game will be Friday at 4 p.m. MT and will wrap up Summer League play for both teams.