Game ID: 22300898
Chicago Bulls @ Utah Jazz
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at 9:00 PM ET
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
UTA 29 25 29 34 117CHI 33 30 30 26 119
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
UTA availability going into 2/27 · 1 day's restOUT Horton-Tucker missed 2 since 2/22, returns tonight: 10 min (51% of 20)
OUT Potter missed 32 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Preston missed 5 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Juzang back 2/25 after 4, 2 min since (13% of 19)
BACK Sensabaugh back 2/12 after 13, 8 min since (45% of 18)
BACK Yurtseven back 2/25 after 2, 2 min since (22% of 11)
NEW George 27 to 33 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 2/29 · 1 day's restOUT Potter missed 33 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Preston missed 6 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Horton-Tucker back 2/27 after 2, 10 min since (51% of 20)
BACK Juzang back 2/25 after 4, 2 min since (13% of 19)
BACK Yurtseven back 2/25 after 2, 2 min since (22% of 11)
NEW George 27 to 34 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 3/02 · 1 day's restOUT Juzang missed 2 since 2/27, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 34 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Yurtseven missed 2 since 2/27, returns tonight: 15 min (130% of 11)
OUT Preston missed 7 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Horton-Tucker back 2/27 after 2, 10 min since (51% of 20)
NEW George 27 to 33 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 3/04 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 2 since 2/29, out tonight
OUT Juzang missed 3 since 2/27, returns tonight: 20 min (108% of 19)
OUT Potter missed 35 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Preston missed 8 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Horton-Tucker back 2/27 after 2, 15 min since (76% of 20)
BACK Yurtseven back 2/25 after 2, 9 min since (76% of 11)
NEW George 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Hendricks 21 to 27 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 3/06 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 3 since 2/29, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 36 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Preston missed 9 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Horton-Tucker back 2/27 after 2, 15 min since (76% of 20)
BACK Juzang back 2/25 after 4, 11 min since (61% of 19)
BACK Yurtseven back 2/25 after 2, 8 min since (73% of 11)
UTA availability going into 3/09 · 2 days' restOUT Markkanen missed 2 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Kessler missed 4 since 2/29, returns tonight: 24 min (105% of 23)
OUT Potter missed 37 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Preston missed 10 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Horton-Tucker back 2/27 after 2, 17 min since (88% of 20)
BACK Juzang back 3/04 after 3, 20 min since (109% of 19)
BACK Yurtseven back 3/02 after 2, 13 min since (112% of 11)
NEW Sexton 27 to 32 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 3/12 · 2 days' restOUT Markkanen missed 3 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 2 since 3/06, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 38 since 12/18, returns tonight: 13 min (111% of 12)
OUT Preston missed 11 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Kessler back 3/09 after 4, 24 min since (105% of 23)
BACK Juzang back 3/04 after 3, 16 min since (84% of 19)
BACK Yurtseven back 3/02 after 2, 11 min since (94% of 11)
NEW Collins 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Sexton 27 to 33 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 3/15 · 2 days' restOUT Markkanen missed 4 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 3 since 3/06, returns tonight: 19 min (91% of 21)
OUT Preston missed 12 since 2/12, returns tonight: 12 min (121% of 10)
BACK Kessler back 3/09 after 4, 22 min since (92% of 23)
BACK Juzang back 3/04 after 3, 16 min since (84% of 19)
BACK Potter back 3/12 after 38, 13 min since (111% of 12)
BACK Yurtseven back 3/02 after 2, 11 min since (94% of 11)
NEW Sexton 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Sensabaugh 18 to 24 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 3/16 · back-to-backOUT Markkanen missed 5 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Lofton Jr. missed 2 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Yurtseven missed 2 since 3/12, returns tonight: 18 min (155% of 11)
BACK Kessler back 3/09 after 4, 23 min since (99% of 23)
BACK Hendricks back 3/15 after 3, 19 min since (91% of 21)
BACK Juzang back 3/04 after 3, 18 min since (97% of 19)
BACK Potter back 3/12 after 38, 14 min since (117% of 12)
BACK Preston back 3/15 after 12, 12 min since (121% of 10)
NEW Sexton 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Dunn 19 to 24 min over the last 4
NEW Sensabaugh 18 to 27 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 2/27 · 1 day's restOUT Craig missed 2 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Bitim back 2/22 after 48, 2 min since (21% of 12)
BACK Terry back 2/10 after 4, 13 min since (115% of 12)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 38 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 2/28 · back-to-backOUT Craig missed 3 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 2 since 2/25, returns tonight: 28 min (236% of 12)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 38 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 3/01 · 1 day's restOUT Craig missed 4 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Bitim back 2/22 after 48, 15 min since (129% of 12)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Drummond 17 to 25 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 3/04 · 2 days' restOUT Craig missed 5 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Bitim back 2/22 after 48, 15 min since (132% of 12)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Drummond 17 to 24 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 3/06 · 1 day's restOUT Craig missed 6 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Bitim back 2/28 after 2, 19 min since (161% of 12)
NEW White 36 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Drummond 17 to 24 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 3/07 · back-to-backOUT Craig missed 7 since 2/22, returns tonight: 14 min (70% of 20)
OUT Terry missed 2 since 3/04, out tonight
BACK Bitim back 2/28 after 2, 16 min since (135% of 12)
NEW White 36 to 43 min over the last 5
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Drummond 17 to 24 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 3/09 · 1 day's restOUT Terry missed 3 since 3/04, returns tonight: 1 min (5% of 12)
BACK Craig back 3/07 after 7, 14 min since (70% of 20)
BACK Bitim back 2/28 after 2, 16 min since (136% of 12)
NEW White 36 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 40 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 3/11 · 1 day's restBACK Craig back 3/07 after 7, 14 min since (68% of 20)
BACK Terry back 3/09 after 3, 1 min since (5% of 12)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 37 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 3/13 · 1 day's restBACK Craig back 3/07 after 7, 14 min since (73% of 20)
BACK Terry back 3/09 after 3, 4 min since (35% of 12)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 36 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Sexton at 21 and Markkanen at 20 a game. Without Kessler (3 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 111, shooting 43 percent and 30 from three, 23 free throws a game; DeRozan at 26 and White at 20 a game. Without Craig (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the arc, Utah at 40 percent from three to Chicago's 30 and the defense, Chicago allowing 111 a night to Utah's 118. Call it Utah 116, Chicago 113, Chicago keeping it close.
2/27 @ ATL 97-124 — UTA notes
UTA lost 97-124. UTA shot 37% (35 of 94) to ATL's 49%, 11 of 38 from three. The glass went 43-55 against them. Sexton led with 22 (8 of 16, 3 of 6 from three); George added 14, Kessler 14. Q2 was theirs, 26-29, but the other 3 periods went 95-71 against them. Markkanen's -23 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/29 @ ORL 107-115 — UTA notes
UTA lost 107-115. UTA shot 42% (34 of 80) to ORL's 55%, 16 of 37 from three. Collins led with 19 (7 of 10, 2 of 3 from three); George added 19, Sexton 19. Q2 was theirs, 30-24, the deficit cut from 8 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 91-77 against them. Sensabaugh's -8 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/02 @ MIA 120-126 — UTA notes
UTA lost 120-126. UTA shot 48% (42 of 87) to MIA's 52%, 14 of 35 from three. George led with 31 (12 of 23, 6 of 14 from three); Markkanen added 25, Collins 18. Q1 was theirs, 34-30, but the other 3 periods went 96-86 against them. They led by as many as 11. Collins's -16 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/04 vs WAS 127-115 — UTA notes
UTA won 127-115. UTA shot 49% (49 of 101) to WAS's 43%, 16 of 40 from three, and got to the line 15 times to WAS's 23. Clarkson led with 38 (13 of 26, 4 of 9 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Sexton added 29, Collins 17. The hinge was Q4, 25-14: a lead of 1 became 12. UTA trailed 74-75 at the half and won the second half 53-40. Clarkson was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
3/06 vs CHI 117-119 — UTA notes
UTA lost 117-119. UTA shot 46% (44 of 96) to CHI's 50%, 15 of 47 from three. Collins led with 25 (11 of 20, 2 of 9 from three); Sexton added 24, Clarkson 15. Q4 was theirs, 34-26, the deficit cut from 10 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 93-83 against them. Horton-Tucker's -10 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/09 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 107, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 15 free throws a game; Jokić at 25 and Murray at 22 a game. One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 120, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Sexton at 22 and Markkanen at 18 a game. Without Markkanen (2 straight), Kessler (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the defense, Denver allowing 107 a night to Utah's 120 and the line, where Utah takes 21 free throws a game to Denver's 15. Call it Denver 118, Utah 111.
3/12 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 123, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Sexton at 21 and Clarkson at 20 a game. Without Markkanen (3 straight), Hendricks (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 103, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 15 free throws a game; Brown at 29 and Tatum at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Porziņģis (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 103 a night to Utah's 123 and the line, where Utah takes 22 free throws a game to Boston's 15. Call it Boston 119, Utah 114.
3/15 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 125, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Clarkson at 24 and Sexton at 22 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Markkanen (4 straight), Hendricks (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 103, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Murray at 29 and Bogdanović at 15 a game. Without Young (9 straight), Johnson (3 straight), Okongwu (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Atlanta allowing 103 a night to Utah's 125. Call it Atlanta 117, Utah 116, Utah keeping it close.
3/16 vs MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 124, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 17 free throws a game; Clarkson at 24 and Sexton at 22 a game. Without Markkanen (5 straight), Lofton Jr. (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Edwards at 28 and Reid at 18 a game. Without Towns (4 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 112 a night to Utah's 124 and the arc, Utah at 38 percent from three to Minnesota's 33. Call it Minnesota 117, Utah 114, Utah keeping it close.
2/27 vs DET 95-105 — CHI notes
CHI lost 95-105. CHI took 23 more shots (98 to 75), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to DET's 49%, 2 of 29 from three. CHI turned it over 6 times to DET's 18. DeRozan led with 25 (9 of 16, 7 of 7 at the line); Vučević added 25, Drummond 20. Q1 was theirs, 29-22, but the other 3 periods went 83-66 against them. They led by as many as 13. Vučević's -21 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/28 vs CLE 132-123 — CHI notes
CHI won 132-123 in 2 overtimes. CHI shot 40% (44 of 110) to CLE's 43%, 13 of 37 from three, and went to the line 38 times to CLE's 19 — 31 points from the stripe to their 11. The glass went 74-39 for them. DeRozan led with 35 (8 of 26, 2 of 5 from three, 17 of 19 at the line); Vučević added 24, Dosunmu 21. The hinge was OT2, 17-8: from level to 9 ahead. CHI trailed 52-53 at the half and won the second half 80-70. White was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
3/01 vs MIL 97-113 — CHI notes
CHI lost 97-113. CHI shot 42% (36 of 86) to MIL's 43%, 11 of 27 from three, and got to the line 16 times to MIL's 32. CHI turned it over 12 times to MIL's 7. White led with 22 (7 of 14, 2 of 5 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Vučević added 17, Dosunmu 15. Q3 was theirs, 28-24, the deficit cut from 14 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 89-69 against them. Vučević's -19 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/04 @ SAC 113-109 — CHI notes
CHI won 113-109. CHI shot 50% (42 of 84) to SAC's 45%, 11 of 32 from three. CHI turned it over 9 times to SAC's 17. The glass went 32-51 against them. White led with 37 (14 of 19, 5 of 9 from three); DeRozan added 33, Dosunmu 20. The hinge was Q4, 36-18: CHI came in trailing by 14 and left it ahead by 4. CHI trailed 49-56 at the half and won the second half 64-53.
3/06 @ UTA 119-117 — CHI notes
CHI won 119-117. CHI shot 50% (45 of 90) to UTA's 46%, 17 of 39 from three. DeRozan led with 29 (10 of 21, 2 of 5 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); White added 25, Vučević 23. The hinge was Q2, 30-25: a lead of 4 became 9. White was the night's best plus/minus at +9.
3/07 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 13 free throws a game; Curry at 21 and Kuminga at 19 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 113, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; DeRozan at 27 and White at 22 a game. Without Craig (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the line, where Chicago takes 22 free throws a game to Golden State's 13 and the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 15 times a game to Chicago's 10. Call it Golden State 116, Chicago 111.
3/09 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Leonard at 26 and George at 22 a game. Without Westbrook (3 straight), Tucker (4 straight). 2 days' rest. Chicago comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; DeRozan at 28 and White at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 110 a night to Chicago's 117 and the arc, Chicago at 40 percent from three to the Clippers' 35. Call it the Clippers 117, Chicago 111.
3/11 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; DeRozan at 26 and White at 25 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest. Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 125, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dončić at 38 and Irving at 23 a game. One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the defense, Chicago allowing 115 a night to Dallas's 125 and the glass, where Dallas has been minus-3 a night and Chicago minus-9. Call it Chicago 118, Dallas 115, Dallas keeping it close.
3/13 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Siakam at 19 and Haliburton at 18 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; DeRozan at 26 and White at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Indiana has been minus-3 a night and Chicago minus-9. Call it Indiana 118, Chicago 113.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
UTABS B. Sensabaugh
CS C. Sexton
JC J. Clarkson
JC J. Collins
JJ J. Juzang
KD K. Dunn
LS L. Samanic
OY O. Yurtseven
TH T. Horton-Tucker
CHIAC A. Caruso
AD A. Dosunmu
AD A. Drummond
CW C. White
DD D. DeRozan
JC J. Carter
JP J. Phillips
NV N. Vučević
OB O. Bitim
TC T. Craig
VU Vucevic
UTA/CHI the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
SALT LAKE CITY -- — DeMar DeRozan scored 29 points, including the go-ahead basket with a minute left, to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 119-117 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.
Coby White scored 25 points, including seven 3-pointers, and had six assists for the Bulls, who survived a late comeback to beat Utah for the fourth straight time. Nikola Vucevic had 23 points and 12 rebounds.
“We just got to stay the course, do what we need to do, pull out the victory and carry on,” DeRozan said. “Every single game is going to be tough.”
John Collins led Utah with 25 points and 14 rebounds. Collin Sexton had 24 points and seven assists. Brice Sensabaugh added a career-high 15 points and a career-high 12 rebounds in his first NBA start.
Utah trailed almost the entire time for the first three quarters, but Chicago never led by more than 12 points during that stretch and left room for the Jazz to rally in the fourth. They stayed close by outscoring the Bulls 22-8 in second chance points.
“We fought down to the wire,” Collins said. “Everybody stepped up. We had a lot of guys out but I just feel like we made a team effort to consistently compete and just leave it out on the court.”
Utah scored four straight baskets, bookended by 3-pointers from Sexton, for a 114-112 lead with 1:59 left.
DeRozan converted a 3-point play a minute later to put the Bulls back in front.
Sexton and Jordan Clarkson both missed potential winning 3-pointers in the final seconds.
“Down the stretch I thought the team really executed well, we got some good looks that didn’t go,” Utah coach Will Hardy said. “That’s kind of the way it goes sometimes. But overall, I am happy with how the team played. They played really hard.”
The Jazz had a chance at a winning basket after technical fouls on Torrey Craig and Bulls assistant coach Chris Fleming, along with Collins, following a brief scuffle near the Chicago bench. It allowed Clarkson to tie the game on a free throw with nine seconds left.
DeRozan stepped to the line and ultimately secured the win with a pair of free throws on the other end.
“We’ve got to be better in those moments,” Bulls coach Billy Donovan said. “Not only do we lose a point on a technical foul, we also iced our free throw shooter. I give DeMar a lot of credit for being mentally tough enough.”
White made back-to-back 3-pointers in the final minute of the first quarter, sparking a 13-2 run extending into the second quarter that gave Chicago a 40-29 lead.
Utah chipped away at the deficit and cut it to 57-54 on a pair of free throws from Clarkson. Vucevic and DeRozan countered with back-to-back 3-pointers to keep the Jazz from drawing closer before halftime.
The Bulls made 13 3-pointers in the first half.
Five straight baskets, highlighted by 3-pointers from White and Alex Caruso , helped Chicago extend its lead to 78-68 five minutes into the third quarter.
It seemed like the Bulls were on the verge of pulling away for good, but the Jazz never let it happen.
“Every aspect of the game was tough,” DeRozan said.