Game ID: 22500098
Utah Jazz @ Sacramento Kings
Friday, October 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAC 31 18 29 27 105UTA 24 22 30 28 104
SAC vs UTA ScoutingSAC vs UTA Scouting
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.
SAC availability going into 10/22 · season opener
full strength
SAC availability going into 10/24 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAC availability going into 10/26 · 1 day's restOUT Plowden missed 2 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Carter missed 2 since 10/22, returns tonight: 3 min (15% of 18)
OUT McDermott missed 2 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Stevens missed 2 since 10/22, out tonight
SAC availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's restOUT Raynaud missed 2 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 3 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Clifford missed 2 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT McDermott missed 3 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Stevens missed 3 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Carter back 10/26 after 2, 3 min since (15% of 18)
NEW LaVine 31 to 37 min over the last 3
NEW DeRozan 31 to 38 min over the last 3
NEW Schröder 26 to 33 min over the last 3
SAC availability going into 10/29 · back-to-backOUT Raynaud missed 3 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 4 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Clifford missed 3 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT McDermott missed 4 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Stevens missed 4 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Carter back 10/26 after 2, 6 min since (32% of 18)
NEW LaVine 31 to 37 min over the last 4
NEW DeRozan 31 to 37 min over the last 4
NEW Schröder 26 to 32 min over the last 4
SAC availability going into 11/01 · 2 days' restOUT Raynaud missed 4 since 10/24, returns tonight: 4 min (15% of 26)
OUT Plowden missed 5 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Clifford missed 4 since 10/24, returns tonight: 16 min (63% of 25)
OUT Cardwell missed 2 since 10/28, returns tonight: 5 min (25% of 21)
OUT McDermott missed 5 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Stevens missed 5 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Carter back 10/26 after 2, 8 min since (43% of 18)
NEW LaVine 31 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW DeRozan 31 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Schröder 26 to 32 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 10/22 · season opener
full strength
UTA availability going into 10/24 · 1 day's rest
full strength
UTA availability going into 10/27 · 2 days' restOUT Harkless missed 2 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Anderson missed 2 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Love missed 2 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 2 since 10/22, out tonight
UTA availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's restOUT Williams missed 2 since 10/24, returns tonight: 12 min (49% of 24)
OUT Harkless missed 3 since 10/22, returns tonight: 12 min (57% of 21)
OUT Anderson missed 3 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Love missed 3 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 3 since 10/22, out tonight
NEW Mykhailiuk 23 to 28 min over the last 3
UTA availability going into 10/31 · 1 day's restOUT Anderson missed 4 since 10/22, returns tonight: 25 min (126% of 20)
OUT Love missed 4 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 4 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Williams back 10/29 after 2, 12 min since (49% of 24)
BACK Harkless back 10/29 after 3, 12 min since (57% of 21)
UTA availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Love missed 5 since 10/22, returns tonight: 14 min (87% of 17)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 5 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Williams back 10/29 after 2, 13 min since (55% of 24)
BACK Harkless back 10/29 after 3, 12 min since (57% of 21)
BACK Anderson back 10/31 after 4, 25 min since (126% of 20)
10/22 @ PHX 116-120 — SAC notes
SAC lost 116-120. SAC shot 50% (47 of 94) to PHX's 47%, 9 of 24 from three. The glass went 37-51 against them. LaVine led with 30 (13 of 24, 2 of 10 from three); DeRozan added 29, Monk 19. Q1 was theirs, 29-19, but the other 3 periods went 101-87 against them. They led by as many as 20. Monk's -9 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/24 vs UTA 105-104 — SAC notes
SAC won 105-104. SAC shot 48% (40 of 83) to UTA's 44%, 14 of 32 from three. SAC turned it over 13 times to UTA's 19. The glass went 33-50 against them. LaVine led with 31 (10 of 18, 4 of 9 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Monk added 20, Schröder 17. The hinge was Q1, 31-24: from level to 7 ahead.
11/01 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 36 and Rollins at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Porter Jr. (4 straight), Sims (2 straight), Nance (3 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; LaVine at 29 and DeRozan at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Raynaud (4 straight), Plowden (5 straight), Clifford (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Milwaukee has been minus-5 a night and Sacramento minus-10. Call it Milwaukee 121, Sacramento 111, Milwaukee by 10.
10/22 vs LAC 129-108 — UTA notes
UTA won 129-108. UTA shot 55% (48 of 87) to LAC's 44%, 17 of 44 from three. Kessler led with 22 (7 of 7, 6 of 8 at the line); Markkanen added 20, Sensabaugh 20. The hinge was Q1, 43-19: from level to 24 ahead, and the lead reached 37. Mykhailiuk was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
10/24 @ SAC 104-105 — UTA notes
UTA lost 104-105. UTA shot 44% (38 of 86) to SAC's 48%, 13 of 41 from three. UTA turned it over 19 times to SAC's 13, and SAC turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 50-33 for them. Markkanen led with 33 (12 of 23, 4 of 13 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); George added 18, Sensabaugh 15. Q2 was theirs, 22-18, the deficit cut from 7 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 87-82 against them. Bailey's -16 in 13 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/02 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 125, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Ball at 24 and Bridges at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Miller (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 120, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 31 free throws a game; Markkanen at 34 and George at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Tshiebwe (5 straight), Love (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-10 a night and Charlotte plus-6 and the line, where Utah takes 31 free throws a game to Charlotte's 26. Call it Utah 122, Charlotte 120, Charlotte keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
UTAAB A. Bailey
BS B. Sensabaugh
JN J. Nurkić
KF K. Filipowski
KG K. George
LM L. Markkanen
NU Nurkic
SM S. Mykhailiuk
TH T. Hendricks
WC W. Clayton Jr.
WK W. Kessler
SACDD D. DeRozan
DE D. Eubanks
DS D. Sabonis
DS D. Schröder
DŠ D. Šarić
IJ I. Jones
KE K. Ellis
MM M. Monk
RW R. Westbrook
SA Saric
SC Schroder
ZL Z. LaVine
UTA/SAC 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
Sabonis helps Kings hold off Jazz for 105-104 victory
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — Domantas Sabonis scored off an offensive rebound with six seconds remaining to cap a wild ending and lift the Sacramento Kings to a 105-104 win over the Utah Jazz on Friday night.
Zach LaVine had 31 points to help the Kings to their ninth consecutive victory against the Jazz.
Malik Monk added 20 points off the bench with six 3-pointers, and Dennis Schroder scored 17 for Sacramento.
The Kings trailed 96-92 midway through the fourth quarter before going on an 11-4 run sparked by Lavine, who scored seven points over the final five minutes.
Lauri Markkanen had 33 points to lead the Jazz. Keyonte George added 18 points and 10 assists. Brice Sensabaugh scored 15 off the bench.
LaVine’s scoring surge in the fourth quarter put the Kings in front but he was called for charging with Sacramento leading 103-102 with 50 seconds remaining.
After Markkanen was fouled with 28 seconds left and missed the second of two free throws, the Kings were called for a lane violation. Markkanen made the re-try to put the Jazz ahead 104-103.
Monk missed a mid-range shot but Sabonis — who did not play in Sacramento’s season opener because of a hamstring strain — snatched the rebound and scored on the putback.
Sabonis was fouled on the play but missed his free throw. George shot an airball at the buzzer.
The teams combined for 27 3-pointers. Utah held a 50-33 rebounding advantage.
Coming off a 30-point night in Sacramento’s season-opening loss to Phoenix on Wednesday, LaVine got the Kings going with 15 points in a seven-minute span in the first quarter.