The Jazz dropped the first of a two-game tank-off with the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday, falling 136-123 at the Smoothie King Center.

The Jazz have Sexton to thank for being close against Golden State on Tuesday. The 26-year-old guard led Utah with 30 points on 12-of-19 shooting and added four assists.

The Oklahoma City Thunder would benefit from bringing in a bucket-getter to support Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in a backup role.

SALT LAKE CITY – The Milwaukee Bucks needed a full-game effort to outlast the Utah Jazz on Monday night at the Delta Center, winning 125-110 after seeing a 24-point fourth quarter lead whittled down to as few as 12 in the final four minutes.

SportsLine's model has simulated the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Utah Jazz matchup 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Thursday

SALT LAKE CITY – With just 52 seconds left in their game with the Utah Jazz on Monday night, Milwaukee Bucks guard Andre Jackson Jr. was ejected for a flagrant 2 foul on Collin Sexton.

Utah aims to break its six-game losing streak with a victory over Golden State. Tuesday's meeting is the first this season between the squads.

Jaren Jackson Jr. sank two free throws with 8.6 seconds remaining to lift the Memphis Grizzlies to a 120-119 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Thursday. In a matchup of two of the Western Conference's top three teams,

Orlando Magic (24-25, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (10-36, 15th in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Utah looks to end its eight-game slide when the Jazz take on Orlando.

Former Jazzman Rudy Gobert scored 16 points and Joe Ingles entered the game to a standing ovation as Minnesota blew out Utah.

Three injured rotational players forced Chris Finch to rely on his bench, where he got 53 points from Rob Dillingham, Naz Reid, Jaylen Clark, and Luka Garza in a blowout win.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland scored 26 points and Evan Mobley had 16 points and 10 rebounds after both were named All-Star reserves, helping the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers to a 137-115 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night.