Game ID: 22400843
Sacramento Kings @ Utah Jazz
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM ET
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
UTA 22 24 23 32 101SAC 22 33 28 35 118
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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 2/13 · back-to-backOUT Sexton missed 5 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 50 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 2 since 2/10, returns tonight: 28 min (140% of 20)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 2 since 2/10, out tonight
BACK Williams back 2/08 after 9, 16 min since (75% of 21)
BACK Juzang back 2/05 after 12, 17 min since (85% of 20)
BACK Harkless back 2/10 after 6, 3 min since (22% of 14)
NEW Kessler 30 to 35 min over the last 4
NEW Clarkson 26 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW Collier 26 to 32 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 2/21 · 7 days' restOUT Sexton missed 6 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 51 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 2 since 2/12, returns tonight: 16 min (69% of 23)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 3 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 2 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Williams back 2/08 after 9, 16 min since (75% of 21)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 2/13 after 2, 28 min since (140% of 20)
NEW Collins 30 to 36 min over the last 4
NEW Collier 26 to 32 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 2/22 · back-to-backOUT Sexton missed 7 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 52 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 4 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 3 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Martin back 2/21 after 2, 16 min since (69% of 23)
BACK Williams back 2/08 after 9, 16 min since (75% of 21)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 2/13 after 2, 28 min since (140% of 20)
UTA availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restOUT Sexton missed 8 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 53 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 2 since 2/21, returns tonight: 22 min (109% of 20)
OUT Potter missed 2 since 2/21, returns tonight: 26 min (139% of 19)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 5 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 4 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Martin back 2/21 after 2, 22 min since (99% of 23)
NEW Collier 26 to 31 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 2/26 · 1 day's restOUT Collins missed 2 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Sexton missed 9 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Clarkson missed 2 since 2/22, returns tonight: 31 min (120% of 26)
OUT Hendricks missed 54 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 6 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 5 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Martin back 2/21 after 2, 24 min since (108% of 23)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 2/13 after 2, 25 min since (125% of 20)
BACK Potter back 2/24 after 2, 26 min since (139% of 19)
UTA availability going into 2/28 · 1 day's restOUT Markkanen missed 2 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Collins missed 3 since 2/22, returns tonight: 27 min (89% of 30)
OUT Sexton missed 10 since 2/05, returns tonight: 17 min (61% of 28)
OUT Hendricks missed 55 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 7 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 6 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Clarkson back 2/26 after 2, 31 min since (120% of 26)
BACK Martin back 2/21 after 2, 27 min since (118% of 23)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 2/13 after 2, 25 min since (125% of 20)
BACK Potter back 2/24 after 2, 26 min since (139% of 19)
UTA availability going into 3/02 · 1 day's restOUT Markkanen missed 3 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 56 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 2 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 2 since 2/26, returns tonight: 22 min (118% of 19)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 8 since 2/10, returns tonight: 20 min (112% of 18)
OUT Harkless missed 7 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Collins back 2/28 after 3, 27 min since (89% of 30)
BACK Sexton back 2/28 after 10, 17 min since (61% of 28)
BACK Clarkson back 2/26 after 2, 31 min since (120% of 26)
BACK Martin back 2/21 after 2, 26 min since (114% of 23)
UTA availability going into 3/03 · back-to-backOUT Markkanen missed 4 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Clarkson missed 2 since 2/28, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 57 since 10/29, not on tonight's roster
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 3 since 2/26, returns tonight: 15 min (74% of 20)
OUT Harkless missed 8 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Collins back 2/28 after 3, 27 min since (89% of 30)
BACK Sexton back 2/28 after 10, 17 min since (61% of 28)
BACK Potter back 2/24 after 2, 24 min since (128% of 19)
BACK Tshiebwe back 3/02 after 8, 20 min since (112% of 18)
NEW Martin 23 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Sensabaugh 20 to 25 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 3/05 · 1 day's restOUT Markkanen missed 5 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Collins missed 2 since 3/02, out tonight
OUT Clarkson missed 3 since 2/28, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 9 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Sexton back 2/28 after 10, 18 min since (66% of 28)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 2/24 after 2, 18 min since (91% of 20)
BACK Potter back 2/24 after 2, 24 min since (128% of 19)
BACK Tshiebwe back 3/02 after 8, 13 min since (72% of 18)
SAC availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 13 since 1/16, out tonight
OUT Carter missed 2 since 2/08, out tonight
NEW Ellis 24 to 30 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 2/13 · back-to-backOUT Crowder missed 14 since 1/16, out tonight
OUT Carter missed 3 since 2/08, out tonight
SAC availability going into 2/21 · 7 days' restOUT Crowder missed 15 since 1/16, out tonight
OUT Carter missed 4 since 2/08, returns tonight: 3 min (27% of 11)
NEW Monk 32 to 39 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 2/24 · 2 days' restOUT Crowder missed 16 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Carter back 2/21 after 4, 3 min since (27% of 11)
NEW Monk 32 to 37 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 2/26 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 17 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Carter back 2/21 after 4, 5 min since (44% of 11)
NEW Monk 32 to 37 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 3/01 · 2 days' restOUT Crowder missed 18 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Carter back 2/21 after 4, 5 min since (44% of 11)
SAC availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 19 since 1/16, out tonight
OUT Carter missed 2 since 2/26, out tonight
SAC availability going into 3/05 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 20 since 1/16, out tonight
OUT Carter missed 3 since 2/26, out tonight
SAC availability going into 3/07 · 1 day's restOUT Sabonis missed 2 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Crowder missed 21 since 1/16, out tonight
OUT Carter missed 4 since 2/26, returns tonight: 14 min (131% of 11)
NEW Valančiūnas 17 to 23 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 118 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; George at 21 and Collins at 20 a game. Without Collins (2 straight), Sexton (9 straight), Clarkson (2 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 120, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; DeRozan at 28 and LaVine at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-11 a night and Utah plus-2. Call it Utah 119, Sacramento 118, Sacramento keeping it close.
2/13 vs LAC 116-120 — UTA notes
UTA lost 116-120 in 1 overtime. UTA shot 49% (38 of 78) to LAC's 41%, 18 of 45 from three, and got to the line 26 times to LAC's 36. UTA turned it over 26 times to LAC's 10, and LAC turned those into 16 steals. Markkanen led with 20 (8 of 16, 2 of 6 from three); Filipowski added 20, Collins 17. Q1 was theirs, 33-26, but the other 4 periods went 94-83 against them. They led by as many as 20. Juzang's -12 in 12 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/21 vs OKC 107-130 — UTA notes
UTA lost 107-130. UTA shot 46% (41 of 90) to OKC's 47%, 15 of 41 from three. UTA turned it over 19 times to OKC's 12, and OKC turned those into 10 steals. Collins led with 26 (11 of 19, 1 of 5 from three, 3 of 7 at the line); George added 20, Clarkson 19. Q3 was theirs, 37-31, the deficit cut from 21 to 15, but the other 3 periods went 99-70 against them. Markkanen's -20 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/22 vs HOU 124-115 — UTA notes
UTA won 124-115. UTA shot 50% (49 of 98) to HOU's 44%, 13 of 40 from three, and went to the line 27 times to HOU's 18 — 13 points from the stripe to their 10. The glass went 58-41 for them. George led with 30 (10 of 17, 5 of 8 from three, 5 of 10 at the line); Markkanen added 23, Collier 12. The hinge was Q4, 37-25: UTA came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 9. UTA trailed 56-62 at the half and won the second half 68-53. Sensabaugh was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
2/24 vs POR 112-114 — UTA notes
UTA lost 112-114. UTA shot 40% (39 of 98) to POR's 42%, 18 of 44 from three. George led with 21 (6 of 22, 4 of 14 from three); Sensabaugh added 21, Filipowski 20. Q3 was theirs, 31-25, the deficit cut from 10 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 89-81 against them. Collier's -28 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/26 vs SAC 101-118 — UTA notes
UTA lost 101-118. UTA shot 45% (38 of 84) to SAC's 53%, 16 of 44 from three. The glass went 34-47 against them. Kessler led with 25 (10 of 10, 5 of 7 at the line); Martin added 16, Sensabaugh 12. Q1 was theirs, 22-22, but the other 3 periods went 96-79 against them. Williams's -21 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/28 vs MIN — 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 112 a night and allowing 119, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; George at 19 and Markkanen at 16 a game. Without Markkanen (2 straight), Collins (3 straight), Sexton (10 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 28 free throws a game; Edwards at 25 and McDaniels at 20 a game. Without Randle (12 straight), Gobert (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the arc, Utah at 37 percent from three to Minnesota's 31 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 15 times a game to Minnesota's 11. Call it Utah 116, Minnesota 115, Minnesota keeping it close.
3/02 vs NOP — 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 112 a night and allowing 119, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; George at 17 and Sensabaugh at 16 a game. Without Markkanen (3 straight), Hendricks (56 straight), Mykhailiuk (2 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Williamson at 24 and Murphy III at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Brooks Jr. (7 straight), Boston (8 straight), Payton (38 straight). One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the defense, New Orleans allowing 110 a night to Utah's 119 and the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-7 a night and Utah plus-2. Call it Utah 115, New Orleans 113, New Orleans keeping it close.
3/03 vs DET — 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 115 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; George at 19 and Sensabaugh at 17 a game. Without Markkanen (4 straight), Clarkson (2 straight), Hendricks (57 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 26 free throws a game; Cunningham at 23 and Beasley at 19 a game. Without Harper Jr. (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Detroit takes 26 free throws a game to Utah's 19. Call it Detroit 118, Utah 114, Utah keeping it close.
3/05 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 24 free throws a game; Poole at 22 and Coulibaly at 13 a game. Without Poole (2 straight), Jones (8 straight), Brogdon (6 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Kessler at 16 and Filipowski at 15 a game. Without Markkanen (5 straight), Collins (2 straight), Clarkson (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Washington wins, and the game turns on the defense, Washington allowing 109 a night to Utah's 122 and the arc, Utah at 37 percent from three to Washington's 33. Call it Washington 115, Utah 112, Utah keeping it close.
2/12 @ NOP 119-111 — SAC notes
SAC won 119-111. SAC shot 47% (41 of 87) to NOP's 47%, 16 of 45 from three, and went to the line 29 times to NOP's 18 — 21 points from the stripe to their 15. Ellis led with 27 (10 of 14, 7 of 11 from three); DeRozan added 24, LaVine 23. The hinge was Q1, 34-26: from level to 8 ahead, and the lead reached 16. LaVine was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
2/13 @ NOP 133-140 — SAC notes
SAC lost 133-140 in 1 overtime. SAC took 20 more shots (112 to 92), fed by 21 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to NOP's 50%, 17 of 47 from three, and got to the line 21 times to NOP's 34. The glass went 58-45 for them. LaVine led with 32 (12 of 24, 5 of 12 from three); Monk added 24, Sabonis 22. Q2 was theirs, 36-32, but the other 4 periods went 108-97 against them.
2/21 vs GSW 108-132 — SAC notes
SAC lost 108-132. SAC shot 51% (40 of 79) to GSW's 54%, 11 of 32 from three, and went to the line 18 times to GSW's 12 — 17 points from the stripe to their 12. SAC turned it over 21 times to GSW's 12, and GSW turned those into 13 steals. DeRozan led with 34 (10 of 14, 4 of 7 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Sabonis added 14, LaVine 13. Q3 was theirs, 30-32, but the other 3 periods went 100-78 against them. LaVine's -24 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/24 vs CHA 130-88 — SAC notes
SAC won 130-88. SAC shot 54% (47 of 87) to CHA's 35%, 20 of 38 from three, and got to the line 18 times to CHA's 24. The glass went 49-37 for them. LaVine led with 42 (16 of 19, 8 of 9 from three); DeRozan added 18, Monk 13. The hinge was Q4, 42-16: a lead of 16 became 42, and the lead reached 45. LaVine was the night's best plus/minus at +36.
2/26 @ UTA 118-101 — SAC notes
SAC won 118-101. SAC shot 53% (46 of 87) to UTA's 45%, 15 of 36 from three. The glass went 47-34 for them. Murray led with 26 (9 of 16, 5 of 10 from three); LaVine added 22, DeRozan 19. The hinge was Q2, 33-24: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 22. Ellis was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
3/01 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Green at 23 and Sengun at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without VanVleet (11 straight). 2 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; LaVine at 26 and DeRozan at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Houston 115, Sacramento 112, Sacramento keeping it close.
3/03 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 113, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Irving at 29 and Thompson at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Davis (8 straight), Lively II (21 straight), Gafford (7 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; LaVine at 26 and DeRozan at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-9 a night and Dallas minus-12 and the arc, Sacramento at 40 percent from three to Dallas's 35. Call it Dallas 115, Sacramento 114, Sacramento keeping it close.
3/05 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Murray at 22 and Jokić at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Gordon (2 straight), Watson (13 straight). 2 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 104, shooting 52 percent and 42 from three, 16 free throws a game; LaVine at 24 and DeRozan at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Sacramento allowing 104 a night to Denver's 118. Call it Sacramento 116, Denver 115, Denver keeping it close.
3/07 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 101, shooting 51 percent and 44 from three, 15 free throws a game; LaVine at 25 and DeRozan at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Sabonis (2 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 123, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 17 free throws a game; Vassell at 20 and Castle at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the defense, Sacramento allowing 101 a night to San Antonio's 123 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-5 a night and San Antonio minus-6. Call it Sacramento 120, San Antonio 111.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SACDD D. DeRozan
DS D. Sabonis
JL J. LaRavia
JV J. Valančiūnas
KE K. Ellis
KM K. Murray
MF M. Fultz
MM M. Monk
VA Valanciunas
ZL Z. LaVine
UTABS B. Sensabaugh
CW C. Williams
IC I. Collier
JC J. Clarkson
JJ J. Juzang
JS J. Springer
KF K. Filipowski
KG K. George
KM K. Martin
WK W. Kessler
SAC/UTA 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
Murray scores 26 points to spark hot-shooting Kings to a 118-101 win over Jazz
SALT LAKE CITY -- — Keegan Murray scored a season-high 26 points and Zach LaVine added 22 to lift the hot-shooting Sacramento Kings to a 118-101 win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.
Murray made five 3-pointers, LaVine had four and Keon Ellis returned to the court to make three 3s as the Kings made 15 of 36 from beyond the arc. Sacramento was equally potent inside the paint with 50 points and shot 52.9% overall to start their four-game road swing.
Murray scored on a mix of dunks, drives and his trademark long jumpers while topping 20 points for the first time since he had 21 on Nov. 24 in a loss to Brooklyn.
Walker Kessler had a season-high 25 points and 14 rebounds for Utah, which has lost four of five. Kessler — who shot 10 for 10 from the field and had five assists — joined Nikola Jokic as the only players in NBA history with at least 25 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and no turnovers while shooting 100% from the field.
KJ Martin had his best game since arriving in Utah at the trade deadline with 16 points.
The Jazz, as has been their practice against mid- to low-tier opponents, held out their top scorers, including Lauri Markkanen (back), John Collins (back) and Collin Sexton (ankle). Coupled with some rugged Sacramento defense, the Jazz struggled to compete on the interior and were outrebounded 47-34.
Takeaways Kings: After a sloppy start, the Kings ran a precision offense in the second half to stay one pass in front of the Jazz and get easy shots.
Jazz: Beyond Kessler, the decimated Jazz had no inside threat, which was amplified by poor perimeter shooting.
Key moment DeMar DeRozan’s jumper with 9:48 to play capped a 14-3 run that made it 91-72 and broke open the game.
Key stat Jordan Clarkson avoided going scoreless for the first time since joining the Jazz by making a layup with 1:09 to play. He shot 1 for 14 for 2 points.
Up next The Kings play at Houston on Saturday, while the Jazz continue their nine-game homestand Friday against Minnesota.
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This story has been edited to correct the spelling of Zach LaVine’s name throughout.