SALT LAKE CITY (AP)—Rookie
Eric Maynor(notes) is getting some playing time for the short-handed
Utah Jazz because of injuries.
The way he’s playing, Maynor can expect to still be on the court even when the rest of the Jazz get healthy.
Maynor scored 11 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter and helped the Utah Jazz stop a late surge by the
Toronto Raptors and hold for a 104-91 victory Wednesday night.
Maynor and
Deron Williams(notes) ran Utah’s backcourt for the fourth quarter and the combination of point guards was too much for the Raptors to overcome.
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“He continues to impress me,” said Williams, who finished with 20 points and nine assists. “He’s playing great. He’s composed, he’s making plays. He takes a lot of pressure off a lot of people.”
Maynor had started the last two games as Williams left the team last week during a road trip to be with his young daughter as she went through medical tests for an undisclosed condition.
The Jazz were 1-1 under Maynor. He teamed with Williams for the fourth quarter after Toronto cut an 18-point lead to three.
The Raptors got within one point early in the fourth before the Jazz blew it open with their 17-2 run.
“You want to win at all times, but you also want to be a part of what’s going on out there,” said Maynor, who is averaging 17 points and seven assists in his last three games. “For me to get out there and get the minutes and be a part of what’s going on, I think it’s great.”
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