Dante Exum leads the way as Jazz take down Celtics

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Tony Bradley of the Utah Jazz tries to push past Ante Zizic of the Boston Celtics during the first half of an NBA Summer league basketball game at the Huntsman Center, July 6, 2017, in Salt Lake City.

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Tony Bradley of the Utah Jazz charges past the Boston Celtics during the first half of an NBA Summer league basketball game at the Huntsman Center, July 6, 2017, in Salt Lake City.

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Tyrone Wallace of the Utah Jazz gets squeezed by Terran Petteway and Trevor Thompson of the Boston Celtics during the first half of an NBA Summer league basketball game at the Huntsman Center, July 6, 2017, in Salt Lake City.

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Tony Bradley of the Utah Jazz warms up before a game against the Boston Celtics during the NBA Summer league basketball game at the Huntsman Center, July 6, 2017, in Salt Lake City.

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A young fan cheers on the Boston Celtics during a game against the Utah Jazz in the NBA Summer league basketball game at the Huntsman Center, July 6, 2017, in Salt Lake City.

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Terran Petteway of the Boston Celtics puts the pressure on Nigel Williams-Goss of the Utah Jazz during the first half of an NBA Summer league basketball game at the Huntsman Center, July 6, 2017, in Salt Lake City.

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Former Utah Jazz player Baron Davis, left, joins coach Quin Snyder and General Manager Dennis Lindsey during the NBA Summer league basketball game against the Boston Celtics at the Huntsman Center, July 6, 2017, in Salt Lake City.

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Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder gets high fives from the fans as the Jazz get ready to take on the Celtics during the NBA Summer league basketball game at the Huntsman Center, July 6, 2017, in Salt Lake City.

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Utah Jazz fans Dallas and Nick McMurtrey, Andrew Remvacz and Dillan Taylor, from left, express their displeasure with Gordon Hayward as the Jazz take on the Celtics during the NBA Summer league basketball game at the Huntsman Center, July 6, 2017, in Salt Lake City.

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Utah Jazz fans express their displeasure towards Gordon Hayward as the Jazz get ready to take on the Celtics during the NBA Summer league basketball game at the Huntsman Center, July 6, 2017, in Salt Lake City.

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Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Tony Bradley of the Utah Jazz tries to push past Ante Zizic of the Boston Celtics during the first half of an NBA Summer league basketball game at the Huntsman Center, July 6, 2017, in Salt Lake City. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Tony Bradley of the Utah Jazz charges past the Boston Celtics during the first half of an NBA Summer league basketball game at the Huntsman Center, July 6, 2017, in Salt Lake City. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Tyrone Wallace of the Utah Jazz gets squeezed by Terran Petteway and Trevor Thompson of the Boston Celtics during the first half of an NBA Summer league basketball game at the Huntsman Center, July 6, 2017, in Salt Lake City. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Tyrone Wallace of the Utah Jazz gets squeezed by Terran Petteway and Trevor Thompson of the Boston Celtics during the first half of an NBA Summer league basketball game at the Huntsman Center, July 6, 2017, in Salt Lake City. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Tony Bradley of the Utah Jazz warms up before a game against the Boston Celtics during the NBA Summer league basketball game at the Huntsman Center, July 6, 2017, in Salt Lake City. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune A young fan cheers on the Boston Celtics during a game against the Utah Jazz in the NBA Summer league basketball game at the Huntsman Center, July 6, 2017, in Salt Lake City. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Tony Bradley of the Utah Jazz warms up before a game against the Boston Celtics during the NBA Summer league basketball game at the Huntsman Center, July 6, 2017, in Salt Lake City. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Terran Petteway of the Boston Celtics puts the pressure on Nigel Williams-Goss of the Utah Jazz during the first half of an NBA Summer league basketball game at the Huntsman Center, July 6, 2017, in Salt Lake City. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Former Utah Jazz player Baron Davis, left, joins coach Quin Snyder and General Manager Dennis Lindsey during the NBA Summer league basketball game against the Boston Celtics at the Huntsman Center, July 6, 2017, in Salt Lake City. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Terran Petteway of the Boston Celtics puts the pressure on Nigel Williams-Goss of the Utah Jazz during the first half of an NBA Summer league basketball game at the Huntsman Center, July 6, 2017, in Salt Lake City. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder gets high fives from the fans as the Jazz get ready to take on the Celtics during the NBA Summer league basketball game at the Huntsman Center, July 6, 2017, in Salt Lake City. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Terran Petteway of the Boston Celtics puts the pressure on Nigel Williams-Goss of the Utah Jazz during the first half of an NBA Summer league basketball game at the Huntsman Center, July 6, 2017, in Salt Lake City. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Utah Jazz fans Dallas and Nick McMurtrey, Andrew Remvacz and Dillan Taylor, from left, express their displeasure with Gordon Hayward as the Jazz take on the Celtics during the NBA Summer league basketball game at the Huntsman Center, July 6, 2017, in Salt Lake City. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Utah Jazz fans express their displeasure towards Gordon Hayward as the Jazz get ready to take on the Celtics during the NBA Summer league basketball game at the Huntsman Center, July 6, 2017, in Salt Lake City.

By Kendra Andrews The Salt Lake Tribune

· July 6, 2017 10:41 pm

This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2017, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.

Dante Exum led the Utah Jazz in scoring with 16 points and made the final shot with a driving floater in the lane as the Jazz beat the Boston Celtics 68-65 on Thursday night in the last game of the Utah Jazz Summer League.

The Jazz won all three of their Utah Summer League games and will head to the Las Vegas Summer League, where their first game will be Saturday.

While Exum scored the most points for Utah, 13th overall draft pick Donovan Mitchell wowed the crowd with strong defense against third overall pick Jayson Tatum. Mitchell's performance included six points and four steals.

Tatum finished with 12 points and 12 rebounds.

Boston's Abdel Nader had a game-high 17 points.