The host Utah Jazz blew out the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday, 100 - 83. Utah (20 - 13) has won two in a row after sliding a bit towards the middle of the month. The team welcomed the return of point guard George Hill (toe) on Thursday, and Hill made an immediate impact while sliding into his old starting role. Hill led the team with 21 points to go along with eight rebounds and six assists. Center Rudy Gobert, meanwhile, led the team with 13 rebounds and played lockdown defense, coming away with two blocks and two steals. The game was close heading into the fourth, when Utah took over and turned the contest into an utter shellacking. The Jazz outscored the Sixers 30 - 9 in the fourth quarter. Philadelphia (7 - 24) holds the league's worst record once again, a title it finished with in two of the previous three seasons. On Thursday, rookie Joel Embiid sat out for rest, leaving Philadelphia with little in the way of offensive firepower. Forward Ersan Ilyasova led the team with 16 points and had a team - high 12 rebounds. The Sixers looked truly lost down the stretch, scoring only nine in the final quarter. Philly will take on Denver on Friday, while the Jazz will host Phoenix on Saturday.
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