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Jazz produce franchise's fourth-highest score in win over Pacers
Lauri Markkanen scored 35 points as the Utah Jazz notched the fourth-highest score in franchise history with a 152-128 win over the Indiana Pacers at Salt Lake City on Tuesday.,Markkanen hit 13 of 19 from the floor and 5 of 7 from 3-point range, while Svi Mykhailiuk and Ace Bailey added 20 each as U...
Pacers, Jazz pursue end to losing streaks
The Indiana Pacers will travel to Salt Lake City to face the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night in an inter-conference clash between two teams seeking to stop losing streaks.,Indiana lost its fourth game in a row on Sunday with a 114-83 setback to the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco.,Utah, in turn, d...
Anthony Edwards continues dominance vs. Jazz in Timberwolves win
Anthony Edwards scored 35 points to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 120-113 victory over the Utah Jazz on Monday night in Salt Lake City., ,It marked the ninth straight game Edwards scored at least 30 points against Utah. Julius Randle added 27 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists to help ...
Timberwolves' offense overwhelming foes, which isn't music to Jazz's ears
Thanks to an increasingly potent offense, Minnesota has put together a string of victories going into Monday's rematch with Utah in Salt Lake City.,The Timberwolves have won four of their last five games while scoring 122 or more points in each of those victories. Minnesota has put on an offensive c...
Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves start fast, blow out Jazz
Anthony Edwards scored 37 points on 12-for-21 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves sprinted to a 137-97 win over the Utah Jazz in an NBA Cup matchup on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Julius Randle notched a triple-double with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists for Minnesota, which posted its mo...
Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves set out to lock down Jazz
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards is feeling healthy and optimistic heading into Friday's home game against the Utah Jazz.,The matchup will be Edwards' second game since returning from a strained right hamstring. He scored 15 points against the New York Knicks in his first game back, and ...
Cade Cunningham's 28 second-half points lift Pistons over Jazz
Cade Cunningham scored 28 of his 31 points in the second half and added 10 assists as the host Detroit Pistons pulled away from the Utah Jazz 114-103 on Wednesday night.,Jalen Duren powered in 22 points and 22 rebounds in Detroit's fourth consecutive win. Ausar Thompson contributed 18 points, seven ...
Jazz C Walker Kessler (torn labrum) out for season
Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler will miss the rest of the season due to a torn labrum in his left shoulder and will have surgery, the team announced on Wednesday afternoon.,The procedure is scheduled for Thursday in Los Angeles and will be performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache, the Jazz said.,Kessler, 24...
Report: Jazz C Walker Kessler (torn labrum) out for season
Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler will miss the rest of the season due to a torn labrum in his left shoulder and will have surgery, ESPN reported on Wednesday afternoon.,Kessler, 24, has not played since a 118-96 loss at Phoenix on Friday. He is averaging career highs of 14.4 points, 3.0 assists, 1.4 ...
Cade Cunningham riding hot streak into Pistons' clash vs. Jazz
Cade Cunningham gained his first All-Star selection last season. The Detroit Pistons guard appears well on his way to earning that distinction again with the way he's playing early this season.,The Pistons are off to a 5-2 start, thanks to the production of their floor leader. Detroit will be seekin...
Jusuf Nurkic scores in final second, Jazz hang tough to beat Celtics
Jusuf Nurkic scored with 0.6 seconds to play to give the visiting Utah Jazz a 105-103 victory over the Boston Celtics on Monday night.,Jaylen Brown was called for an offensive foul while Boston was trying to inbound the ball following Nurkic's basket, which prevented the Celtics from attempting a fi...
Jazz head to Boston still looking for first road win
The Utah Jazz will be seeking their first road victory of the season when they visit the Boston Celtics on Monday night.,Utah's road record dropped to 0-3 following Sunday's 126-103 loss to Charlotte. The Jazz played without center Walker Kessler, who returned to Utah before Sunday's game to get tre...
Hornets overcome absence of LaMelo Ball to thump Jazz
Miles Bridges scored 29 points and Kon Knueppel added 24 as the Charlotte Hornets, despite playing without guard LaMelo Ball, whipped the visiting Utah Jazz 126-103 on Sunday night.,Moussa Diabate provided 17 points and 12 rebounds, Sion James was inserted into the starting lineup and scored 15 poin...
Lauri Markkanen, Jazz out to exploit Hornets' defensive issues
The Utah Jazz have shown signs of offensive glitches, while the Charlotte Hornets haven't had much success stopping opponents.,So that might be enough to get the Jazz in better positions when the teams meet Sunday in Charlotte.,The Jazz have lost their last two games in different fashion. A 136-134 ...
Devin Booker pours in 36 points as Suns thrash Jazz
Devin Booker sank six 3-pointers and scored 36 points as the host Phoenix Suns broke a four-game losing streak with a 118-96 victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday in the teams' first game of NBA Cup play.,Ryan Dunn amassed 13 points and 10 rebounds, Grayson Allen had 14 points and seven rebounds and ...
Jazz's Lauri Markkanen gets another chance to bash Suns
Four days after Lauri Markkanen lit up the Phoenix Suns for a career-high 51 points, the Utah Jazz forward gets another crack at the Suns on Friday in the first night of NBA Cup play.,The Jazz claimed a 138-134 overtime victory on Monday in Salt Lake City, so Friday's rematch in Phoenix represents a...
Blazers nearly squander 22-point lead, hold off Jazz
Jrue Holiday scored 27 points and hit four key free throws in the final seconds to lift the visiting Portland Trail Blazers to a 136-134 win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City.,Deni Avdija added 19 points, nine rebounds and five assists, Shaedon Sharpe and Jerami Grant each scor...
Lauri Markkanen, Jazz look to remain perfect at home vs. Blazers
Lauri Markkanen and the Utah Jazz will look to continue their hot streak at home Wednesday night when they host the Portland Trail Blazers in Salt Lake City.,Markkanen is coming off of a career-high 51-point performance which included six 3-pointers and a 17-for-17 marksmanship at the free-throw lin...
Lauri Markkanen scores 51 as Jazz edge Suns in OT
Lauri Markkanen scored a career-high 51 points with 14 rebounds to carry the Utah Jazz to a 138-134 overtime victory over the visiting Phoenix Suns on Monday night in Salt Lake City.,Markkanen made 17 of 17 free throws, including a game-clinching pair with 1.9 seconds left, en route to his fourth ca...
Surprising Jazz eager to face defensively challenged Suns
After a tough last-second loss on Friday at Sacramento, the Utah Jazz return home to host the Phoenix Suns on Monday night in Salt Lake City.,The Jazz hope to pick up where they left off at home as they earned a 129-108 season-opening victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday.,Utah followed...