Jefferson did frighten the Jazz, though, when he hurt his right hand late in the third quarter and did not return.
The Jazz initially said he had a bruised knuckle, but Jefferson later indicated the pain actually was on the padding underneath the knuckle on his right index finger.
"It feels good," Jefferson said. "It's sore. But I hurt it the first preseason game, and it's kind of like 'it's never gonna heal,' because that ball always is gonna hit right there.
"Tonight I just bent it all the way back, and it was just fast. I can play with it regardless, but it's never gonna heal. It's something I'm gonna have to just suck up and deal with."