PHOENIX — Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points, Rudy Gobert added 16 points and 14 rebounds and the Utah Jazz stayed hot with a 118-114 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday.
Utah has won eight of its past nine games and improved to 38-22.
Phoenix — which still has the best record in the NBA at 49-12 — has lost back-to-back games for the first time in two months.
The Jazz shot 17 of 40 from 3-point range. Mitchell made six of them. Devin Booker led the Suns with 30 points.
Cameron Johnson and Deandre Ayton each added 23.
What's next?
Phoenix will host the Portland Trailblazers on March 2 at 8 p.m.
The Jazz will head to Houston to face off against the Rockets on March 2 at 6 p.m.
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Arizona sports
The city of Phoenix is home to five major professional sports league teams; The NFL's Arizona Cardinals, NBA's Phoenix Suns, WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, MLB's Arizona Diamondbacks and NHL's Arizona Coyotes.
The Cardinals have made the State Farm Stadium in Glendale their home turf and the Footprint Center in downtown Phoenix is home to both the Suns and the Mercury. The Indoor Football League’s Arizona Rattlers also play at the Footprint. Phoenix has a soccer team with the USL's Phoenix Rising FC.
The Valley hosts multiple major sporting events on a yearly basis, including college football's Fiesta Bowl and Cactus Bowl; the PGA Tour’s highest-attended event, the Waste Management Phoenix Open; NASCAR events each spring and fall; and Cactus League Spring Training.