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00:40:32

Can The Utah Jazz Possibly Make The NBA Play-In This...

JazzSmack ·

2025/11/22

If the NBA season were to end today, the Utah Jazz would make it in the NBA Western Conference Play-In as the 10th seed. The franchise would also forfeit its first round pick in the upcoming NBA draft next summer to the Oklahoma City Thunder as a result of a previous trade that put the pick in jeopardy if falls out of the top eight in the final draft order. As of today, the Utah Jazz have the 10th worst pick in the league which means OKC would receive the pick. The question is, would making the

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00:26:48

Keyonte George And Lauri Markkanen Both Go 30+ Points...

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2025/11/19

Keyonte George got off to a hot start in Los Angeles against the Los Angeles Lakers scoring 23 points in that first half and finishing the game with 34 points and 13-23 shooting from the field. Keyonte also shot 5-13 from the three point line to go along with 8 assists.Lauri Markkanen had a big night scoring the basketball as well for the Utah Jazz, finishing 12-21 from the field for a total of 31 points.Overall the Utah Jazz shot 52.2 from the field and that is a terrific shooting percentage for

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00:38:49

Lauri Markkanen Scores 47 - Keyonte George Makes Big...

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2025/11/17

Utah Jazz played an exhausting double overtime game against the Chicago Bulls Sunday at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. Lauri Markkanen carried the load for much of the game, scoring 47 points in the process. But at the end of the second overtime, Keyonte George made a big three pointer that gave the Utah Jazz a 3 point lead and win after a failed Bulls 3 pointer at the buzzer. Lauri Markkanen was the leading scorer in the game, shooting 15-33 from the field and 11-13 from the line. Keyonte

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00:26:29

Lauri Markkanen Of The Utah Jazz Explodes For 40...

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2025/11/14

Lauri Markkanen once again had an absolutely stellar night shooting the basketball. Overall, Lauri shot 15-25 from the field, 6-12 on threes, and 4-4 from the free throw line. Markkanen finished the night scoring 40 points and even scored 25 in the first half. However, it was not enough to overcome the hot shooting by the Atlanta Hawks. Atlanta put up 80 points in the first half and ended the game with 132 points.Ace Bailey also looked very comfortable shooting the ball once again and scored 21

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00:22:25

Lauri Markkanen and Ace Bailey Put Up Big Numbers As...

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2025/11/12

The entire Jazz roster shot the ball exceptionally well against the Indiana Pacers in the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. Jazz ended the game scoring 152 points which resulted in a 24 point win over the Indiana Pacers. Utah was led by Lauri Markkanen scoring 35 points. Lauri shot 13-19 from the field, 5-7 from three, 4-5 free throws, as well as 3 rebounds and 2 assists. Ace Bailey, in his second start of the season, had his best game thus far. Ace shot 7-13 from the field, 4-8 from three, 2-2

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00:28:36

Ace Bailey Enters Utah Jazz Starting Lineup For First...

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2025/11/11

Ace Bailey made his first NBA start for the Utah Jazz at home in the Delta Center against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Ace played 27.5 minutes, scored 10 points, shot 4-9 from the field, secured 7 rebounds (4 offensive rebounds), had 3 steals and dished out 2 assists.Overall, the Jazz played much better in this game compared to how they played in Minnesota, where they lost by 40. Jazz were up by 2 at the half. The second half must more of a struggle for the Jazz as the Timberwolves outscored the

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00:25:16

Isaiah Collier Is Back At Point Guard For Utah Jazz -...

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2025/11/08

Isaiah Collier made his long awaited return to the Utah Jazz lineup in a road game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Will Hardy chose to give Isaiah the start at point guard which was quite a surprise to many observers. Collier actually ended up leading the Jazz roster in minutes played in this game with 26:19. He also finished the game shooting 4-8 from the field, scoring 10 points, and delivering 3 assists as well.This was the last game of a long road trip for the Jazz and things got off to a

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00:35:00

Ace Bailey Of The Utah Jazz Continues To Improve Day...

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2025/11/06

Utah Jazz rookie Ace Bailey continues to look more and more comfortable on the basketball court. Even though he got off to somewhat of a slow start to his rookie year in the NBA, we are seeing improvement each game. Against the Detroit Pistons in Detroit, Ace had a nice game. He shot 3-6 from the field, 3-4 from the free throw line, played 19 minutes total and scored 9 points. He also added 4 rebounds and 1 assist.Unfortunately for Bailey, he became sick during the preseason and that really slowed

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00:13:33

How Does Walker Kessler Shoulder Injury Impact The...

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2025/11/06

Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler's 2025-2026 NBA season has come to a screeching halt with a shoulder injury. Walker is not scheduled to play again until the 2060-2027 NBA season. How does this injury impact the Utah Jazz, Walker Kessler, and the other members of the Utah Jazz roster?Walker will be a restricted free agent next summer and was looking to have a much improved year in order to prove his worth to the Utah Jazz and other NBA teams. With the injury, unfortunately for Kessler, he will

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00:20:00

Keyonte George Scorches Nets For 31 Points and Utah...

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2025/11/04

Keyonte Geoge and the young Utah Jazz roster had themselves quite a night in Boston and came away with a win. Keyonte scored 31 points total and 16 in the third quarter as the Utah Jazz climbed their way back into the game after getting off to a rough start scoring the ball. Keyonte George shot 9-16 from the field, 2-5 from the three point line, and 11-13 from the free throw line. Keyonte also recorded 5 rebounds and 4 assists.Walter Clayton Jr. also had a really nice night for the Utah Jazz.

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00:38:52

Utah Jazz and Keyonte George Faced Old Friend Collin...

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2025/11/03

Utah Jazz went on the road to Charlotte to face old friend Collin Sexton and the Charlotte Hornets. Even with Charlotte being shorthanded with a couple starters sitting out the game, any road game is a challenge for the Utah Jazz at this point in the young season. Jazz battled poor shooting in this one and finished the game 7-32 from the three point line. The young Jazz squad was outscored from the three point line by 33 points. Such a large disparity in three pointers made is difficult to

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00:30:09

Lauri Markkanen Smoking Hot For Utah Jazz - Averaging...

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2025/11/01

What a battle it was under the lights at the Footprint Center! The Utah Jazz dropped a 118-96 decision to the Phoenix Suns in their Emirates NBA Cup opener. Sure, the scoreboard didn't go the Utah Jazz way tonight—Phoenix jumped out to a 37-17 first-quarter lead that set the tone—but let's talk about what really mattered: the Jazz's fight-back spirit, standout individual performances, and the building blocks we're seeing from this roster. Lauri Markkanen led the way for the Jazz with

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00:30:42

Utah Jazz Mount Ferocious 4th Quarter Comeback vs...

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2025/10/30

Utah Jazz struggled mightily for the first three quarters of the game vs the Portland Trail Blazers, but that changed drastically with the insertion of Elijah Harkless and Cody Williams to begin the 4th quarter. Those two players spearheaded a ferocious comeback beginning with vastly improved defense and the Jazz were able to take the game all the way to the wire with an opportunity to win at the end. Ultimately, Portland was able to make its free throws down the stretch and exit the Delta Center

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00:29:35

Lauri Markkanen On Fire With 51 Points - Utah Jazz vs...

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2025/10/28

Lauri Markkanen was on fire against the Phoenix Suns in a home game played in Salt Lake City. In a Utah Jazz win, Lauri ended the game with 51 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists. Walker Kessler also put up huge numbers with 25 points, 11 rebounds (8 offensive), 4 assists and 4 blocked shots. Keyonte George had a nice game as well shooting 8-18 from the field for 26 points and dishing out 10 assists. Utah Jazz are now 2-1 on the young season with 2 home wins and 1 road loss. Next Utah Jazz game is

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00:32:44

Utah Jazz Go Into Sacramento and Nearly Dethrone The...

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2025/10/25

Utah Jazz traveled to Sacramento to take on the Sacramento Kings in the Jazz's first road test of the 2025-2026 NBA season. After seeing the Utah Jazz win on opening night in Salt Lake against the Clippers, there was hope the Jazz could put forth a similar effort on the road. The team certainly didn't disappoint and played very hard, especially defensively, to keep the game close throughout.Lauri Markkanen led the Jazz in points with 33, while shooting 12-23 from the field overall and 4-13

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00:36:06

Utah Jazz Open NBA Season With Blowout Win Over The...

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2025/10/23

Utah Jazz opened the 2025-2026 NBA season with a home win over the visiting Los Angeles Clippers in the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. This game was never close halfway through the first quarter. It was totally lopsided for 3.5 quarter of the game and the Clippers never made a run to get back into the game.Utah Jazz shot 55% from the field overall and 39% from the three-point line. Los Angeles Clippers on the other hand struggled to keep pace and ended the game shooting 44% from the field.

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00:31:36

Walker Kessler Of The Utah Jazz - How Much Better Can...

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2025/10/17

Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler made his return against the Portland Trail Blazers in the Utah Jazz's final preseason game. Kessler played very well while nearly recording a triple-double. Walker tallied 14 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks while shooting 6-9 from the field and 1-1 from the three-point line. Quite the night considering this is the first game he has played since the end of the 24-25 regular season. This is the first preseason game the Jazz franchise has won

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00:20:21

Lauri Markkanen and Kyle Filipowski Return To Utah...

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2025/10/15

Lauri Markkanen and Kyle Filipowski return to the Utah Jazz lineup in preseason game number three against the Dallas Mavericks. Lauri played fine in limited minutes but Kyle appeared reasonably rusty since he hasn't played a real game since NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.Utah Jazz enter the season with an eye on developing the young roster of players and evaluating which players receive future Utah Jazz NBA contracts. Jazz are loaded with developmental prospects and as a result, playing time

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00:25:29

Ace Bailey, Walter Clayton Jr, Brice Sensabaugh of...

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2025/10/11

Ace Bailey, Walter Clayton Jr. and Brice Sensabaugh of the Utah Jazz played very well against the San Antonio Spurs in a preseason NBA game in San Antonio Friday night. The two Utah Jazz rookies played big minutes and delivered with efficient shooting and nice all around games.For the second game in a row, Ace Bailey and Brice Sensabaugh led the way in scoring for the Jazz. Brice finished with 26 points while shooting 6-13 from the field and 12-12 from the free throw line. Ace totaled 20 points on

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00:34:06

Utah Jazz Basketball - Ace Bailey Makes His Debut and...

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2025/10/09

Utah Jazz kicked off their NBA preseason in Houston against the Rockets and it was the highly anticipated debut of Ace Bailey and the long awaited return from a horrific injury for Taylor Hendricks.This was a game that saw the Jazz shoot lights out from the three point line. Ace Bailey led the way with 25 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Brice Sensabaugh also shot lights out and scored 24 points on 9 - 15 shooting from the field.It was very nice to see Taylor Hendricks return to the

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