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Jazz 105, 76ers 100: Alec Burks scored 10 of his 26 points in the final 1:55 as Utah handed visiting Philadelphia its eighth straight loss.

Gordon Hayward collected 17 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for the Jazz, who are enjoying their longest winning streak of the season at three straight. Marvin Williams recorded 13 points and 14 rebounds while Enes Kanter and Richard Jefferson scored 12 points apiece for Utah.

Evan Turner scored 21 points and Michael Carter-Williams added 19 and eight assists as the 76ers closed out a disastrous three-game road trip. Thaddeus Young contributed 19 points and James Anderson hit three 3-pointers in the final 18 seconds but it was not enough for Philadelphia, which lost the first two on the trip by a total of 88 points against the Los Angeles Clippers and Golden State Warriors.

Burks hit a jumper to give the Jazz an 89-75 lead with 8:56 left before the 76ers made a move with a 13-0 burst. Carter-Williams’ three-point play knotted it at 91 with 2:10 left, but Burks drove for layups on back-to-back possessions and turned the second into a three-point play before knocking down two more free throws and another layup to help put it away.

The 76ers looked on their way to a third straight blowout when they fell behind 31-22 at the end of the first quarter before keeping it close in the second and going into the break down 56-48. Carter-Williams’ jumper with 3:53 left in the third knotted it at 66 before the Jazz ended the period with a 12-3 run to take a 78-69 cushion into the fourth.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Jazz F Derrick Favors (hip) left after just six minutes and did not return. … Utah G Trey Burke went 3-of-12 from the field, marking the 13th consecutive game in which he has failed to shoot 50 percent or better. … Philadelphia G Hollis Thompson (ankle) sat out his second straight contest and is day-to-day.