The Toronto Raptors took down the host Utah Jazz on Friday, 104 - 98. The Raptors (21 - 8) are in second place in the East and have been separating from the lower seeds in recent weeks. On Friday, the team squeezed out a narrow win against the Jazz thanks to a strong fourth quarter push. The Raptors trailed by two points heading into the fourth but outscored the Jazz 32 - 24 in the quarter. Toronto was led by star point guard Kyle Lowry, who scored 36 points on 15 - of - 20 shooting. The lights - out Lowry was complemented by 24 from shooting guard DeMar DeRozan.'The Quadruple Capital 'added six rebounds and four steals on the defensive end. The Jazz (18 - 13) appear to be in a bit of a slump, having now lost three straight games. The team lost its second straight on a fourth quarter collapse, as the team once again led heading into the game's final quarter. Center Rudy Gobert once again played strong basketball, scoring 13 points on 5 - of - 7 shooting and pulling down 14 rebounds. Forward Gordon Hayward led the team with 23 points and also had five assists. Both teams will break until after Christmas.
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