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The pregame talk was about 6-foot-11 center Enes Kanter making his first career start for the Jazz.
But it was Utah’s ”small” lineup that delivered the knockout blow in the second quarter, with the Jazz hitting five 3-pointers in a 3 1/2-minute span to set the tone in a 131-99 rout of the Toronto Raptors on Friday night.
”It’s just like anything, when you see someone else on your team make the extra pass to the open guy, then you’re going to come down and make the extra pass to the open guy,” guard Randy Foye said. ”It’s contagious.”
In the end the Jazz hit 13 of 23 shots from beyond the arc – the sixth-highest total in team history. Marvin Williams, Foye and DeMarre Carroll finished with three 3s apiece.
”It felt good to see those guys firing them up and them going in,” said Paul Millsap, who led the Jazz with 20 points but didn’t attempt any 3s…
Kanter finished with 18 points and eight rebounds in place of Al Jefferson, who did not play because of back spasms…
Hayward added 17 points off the bench as Utah (11-10) improved to 8-1 at home…
Bargnani led Toronto with 20 points and eight rebounds. DeMar DeRozan added 17 points while Amir Johnson scored 10 off the bench.
— Reported by Lynn DeBruin of the Associated Press
