After riding into their matchup vs. the Dallas Mavericks on a five-game losing streak, the Utah Jazz were able to take care of business to snap that stretch for their first victory of the 2026 calendar year, pulling out a narrow 116-114 victory back at home.
Lauri Markkanen scored 33 points and the Utah Jazz closed on a 16-7 run to beat the Dallas Mavericks 116-114 on Thursday in Salt Lake City. Keyonte George had 19 points and seven assists for Utah, which snapped a five-game losing streak.
It looks like the Utah Jazz will be without their top-five pick for the second leg of their back-to-back against the Dallas Mavericks. According to a recent injury update from the Jazz, Ace Bailey has been downgraded from questionable to out for their upcoming game against Dallas.
The Utah Jazz entered this NBA regular season forced to traverse the tricky situation that revolves around their top-eight protected first-round pick, currently in the hands of the reigning champion OKC Thunder.
Part of what makes the NBA, or any pro sports league, so compelling to watch is the narratives, especially those centered on rivalries. Throughout the decades, the NBA has fostered a number of rivalries, some long-lasting and others short but sweet.
It looks like even with Walker Kessler being sidelined for the remainder of the regular season with a shoulder injury, the buzz surrounding the Utah Jazz center has yet to stop as he'll be eyeing restricted free agency later this summer, and appears to have at least one tea outside of his current home interested in his services.
Brice Sensabaugh was viewed as something of a tweener ahead of the 2023 draft. He played power forward in his lone college season at Ohio State, but at 6’6″, he has the height of a wing, his primary position since he was selected 28th overall by the Jazz a few years ago.
Christmas and the NBA have been synonymous since the league’s inception. The very first Christmas Day game was played in 1947 at Madison Square Garden between the New York Knicks and Providence Steam Rollers.
Utah is quickly becoming a problem NBA playoff contenders can't solve. The Jazz notched two straight victories against some of the league's top teams heading into Tuesday night's game against the Boston Celtics in Salt Lake City.
The Boston Celtics dropped a tough 114-108 decision to the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday, but you can not blame Jaylen Brown for that result. Brown finished with 37 points and recorded his ninth consecutive 30-point game.
Utah Jazz rookie Ace Bailey is day-to-day after exiting Friday night's win against Detroit with a left hip strain. The 19-year-old forward was scoreless in 11 minutes before leaving in the first half of the 131-129 victory.