Utah Jazz basketball: Wizards nearly pull off comeback victory at ESA; Jazz hold on to win

Published: Wednesday, Jan. 23 2013 9:30 p.m. MST

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Washington's Martell Webster sits down and takes off his shoes after the loss to the Jazz Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013 at Energy Solutions arena. Jazz won 92-88.

Scott G Winterton, Deseret News

Summary

Despite allowing the Wizards back into the game, Utah pulled off a 92-88 win at EnergySolutions Arena Wednesday evening.

Jazz forward Paul Milsap banked in a short jump shot to give the jazz a cushy six-point lead with 21 seconds remaining.

Well, not as cushy as their first-half lead of 22 points that dwindled in a cold Jazz fourth quarter. The Jazz watched the Washington Wizards quickly chip away one point at a time, or more often three points at a time, while shooting 38 percent from beyond the arc.

Despite allowing the Wizards back into the game, Utah pulled off a 92-88 win at EnergySolutions Arena Wednesday evening.

The Jazz shot 44 percent from the field, led by Paul Millsap with 16 points and Gordon Hayward with 15 points.

Washington finished with a 26-18 advantage in transition baskets. This was in large part due to crafty guard John Wall finding streaking Wizards and racking up eight assists.

Whitney O'Bannon is currently a new media sports intern for the Deseret News.

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