Utah Jazz @ Chicago Bulls
Monday, November 4, 2024 at 8:30 PM ET
United Center, Chicago, IL | Game ID: 22400160
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CHI 27 26 40 33 126UTA 30 32 33 40 135
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George, Collins lead the Jazz to 1st win, 135-126 over the Bulls
CHICAGO -- — Keyonte George had 33 points and nine assists, John Collins added 28 points and 13 rebounds and the Utah Jazz won for the first time this season, beating the Chicago Bulls 135-126 on Monday night.
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.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
UTABS B. Sensabaugh
CS C. Sexton
DE D. Eubanks
JC J. Collins
JJ J. Juzang
KF K. Filipowski
KG K. George
PM P. Mills
WK W. Kessler
CHIAD A. Dosunmu
CW C. White
CW C. Williams
DT D. Terry
JG J. Giddey
JP J. Phillips
JS J. Smith
MB M. Buzelis
NV N. Vučević
PW P. Williams
TH T. Horton-Tucker
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
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