February 10, 2020 – For the second time this season, Bojan Bogdanovic scored a three-pointer at the final buzzer to give Utah Jazz the win.
“This shot was better than the one against Milwaukee,” Bojan Bogdanovic said after the game, which Utah Jazz won 114:113 against Houston Rockets.
Gol.hr reports that after P. J. Tucker hit a three-pointer to give Houston a 113:111 lead with 1.6 seconds remaining, and it looked like Utah would be without the win at the Toyota Center.
Bojan Bogdanovic wasn’t having the best evening. For the first time since arriving in Salt Lake City, he failed to score any baskets in the first half, and by the end of the game he was on the bench, with just five points and one shot in play (1/6).
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Still, coach Quin Snyder decided to use him in the last action of the game.
“I didn’t even have to be on the court considering how I played. But the coaches believed in me; they gave me a chance to shoot for the win. I believed I could hit that shot and in the end, we came to that momentous victory,” Bogdanovic said overjoyed after the game in which he scored just eight points and recorded single-digits for the second time this season.
Bogdanovic was on the run at the start of the action, then headed for the basket. Then, through the blocks of Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell, he was nine meters from the basket, received the ball from Joe Ingles, who threw it into play, and nailed a three-pointer over PJ Tucker and James Harden’s outstretched arm.
“This one was better than the one against Milwaukee,” Bojan answered when asked where he would rank this winning basket.
Three months ago, Bogdanovic hit a three-pointer at the buzzer at home game against the Bucks, when he had 1.3 seconds to hit the winning shot. And even then, Coach Snyder trusted him.
“He’s a great competitor and I always tell him just to play. I don’t need to point this out; he knows how much I believe in him,” the Utah Jazz coach said.
Compliments also came from home team coach Mike D’Antoni.
“There were two players on it. I was afraid we wouldn’t make a foul because they were very close. I tip my hat to him for that shot.”
On the way to the Jazz victory, Jordan Clarkson, who was the top scorer with 30 points, made a big contribution to the win. Donovan Mitchell recorded 24 points and Mike Conley scored 20 points. Rudy Gobert recorded a double-double with 12 points and 15 rebounds.
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