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Utah Jazz at Chicago Bulls

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1-6, 1-2 Away
Final
135 - 126

3-4, 1-2 Home

George, Collins lead the Jazz to 1st win, 135-126 over the Bulls

Giddey's strong early form with Bulls continues

The injury-depleted Jazz (1-6) entered as the NBA's worst team offensively, averaging 99.8 points on 39.1 % percent shooting. Against Chicago, the Jazz shot 53.9% from the floor and were 45.7% from 3-pointer range at 16 of 35.

Collin Sexton added 24 points for Utah, and Walker Kessler had 12 points and 15 rebounds.

Chicago's Coby White came on in the second half to score 28 points, tying it twice late in the third quarter. But the Bulls, playing without injured leading scorer Zach LaVine, were unable to take the lead after falling behind by 15 points.

Ayo Dosunmu scored 25 points on 9-for 13 shooting, and Nikola Vucevic had 23 points for Chicago. The Bulls have lost two in a row to drop to 3-4.

Takeaways Jazz: Utah outplayed Chicago even though it played a third straight game without leading scorer Lauri Markkanen (back spasms).

Bulls: Chicago stormed back in the third, but couldn't sustain the run.

Key moment After White tied it at 90 late in the third, Utah outscored Chicago 21-11 to pull away.

Key stat: The Jazz had a season high in points and the 20-year-old George, in his second NBA season, tied his career high.

Up next Utah is at Milwaukee on Thursday night. Chicago is at Dallas on Wednesday night.

Regular Season Series

UTAH leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Bulls: 57.1%
Jazz: 42.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 135 - 126
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 135 - 126
4th 1.1 John Collins defensive rebound 135 - 126
4th 3.1 Ayo Dosunmu misses 23-foot three point jumper 135 - 126
4th 15.1 Collin Sexton makes free throw 2 of 2 135 - 126

Statistics

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48-89 FG 45-95
53.9 Field Goal % 47.4
16-36 3PT 14-37
44.4 Three Point % 37.8
23-30 FT 22-25
76.7 Free Throw % 88.0
49 Rebounds 36
12 Offensive Rebounds 10
37 Defensive Rebounds 26
35 Assists 36
3 Steals 7
6 Blocks 7
12 Turnovers 9
1 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 9
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 12
10 Fast Break Points 18
60 Points in Paint 58
18 Fouls 23
15 Largest Lead 1

Game Information

United Center

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 19,621 · Capacity:

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 23 5 .821 - W8
Denver 16 11 .593 6.5 W2
Minnesota 14 14 .500 9 L3
Portland 9 20 .310 14.5 L2
Utah 7 21 .250 16 L1

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 26 4 .867 - W5
Milwaukee 16 12 .571 9 W2
Indiana 15 15 .500 11 W5
Chicago 13 17 .433 13 L2
Detroit 13 17 .433 13 W2
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