Game ID: 22500120
Phoenix Suns @ Utah Jazz
Monday, October 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM ET
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final
UTA 39 25 30 30 14 138PHX 27 34 25 38 10 134
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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 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)
UTA availability going into 11/03 · back-to-backOUT Tshiebwe missed 6 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)
BACK Anderson back 10/31 after 4, 18 min since (92% of 20)
BACK Love back 11/02 after 5, 14 min since (87% of 17)
PHX availability going into 10/22 · season opener
full strength
PHX availability going into 10/24 · 1 day's rest
full strength
PHX availability going into 10/25 · back-to-back
full strength
PHX availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's rest
full strength
PHX availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's restNEW Allen 28 to 35 min over the last 4
PHX availability going into 10/31 · 1 day's restOUT Brooks missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Goodwin missed 2 since 10/27, returns tonight: 17 min (76% of 22)
OUT Fleming missed 2 since 10/27, returns tonight: 1 min (11% of 12)
NEW Allen 28 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW O'Neale 28 to 33 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Brooks missed 3 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Goodwin back 10/31 after 2, 17 min since (76% of 22)
BACK Fleming back 10/31 after 2, 1 min since (11% of 12)
NEW Allen 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW O'Neale 28 to 34 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Brooks missed 4 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Goodwin back 10/31 after 2, 19 min since (84% of 22)
BACK Fleming back 10/31 after 2, 3 min since (23% of 12)
NEW Allen 28 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW O'Neale 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Dunn 19 to 25 min over the last 5
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.
10/27 vs PHX 138-134 — UTA notes
UTA won 138-134 in 1 overtime. UTA shot 41% (44 of 108) to PHX's 42%, 16 of 49 from three. The glass went 64-48 for them. Markkanen led with 51 (14 of 32, 6 of 13 from three, 17 of 17 at the line); George added 26, Kessler 25. The hinge was Q1, 39-27: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 20. Mykhailiuk was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
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.
11/03 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brown at 26 and Pritchard at 16 a game. One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 124, shooting 42 percent and 30 from three, 33 free throws a game; Markkanen at 36 and George at 23 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Tshiebwe (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Utah takes 33 free throws a game to Boston's 16 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 18 times a game to Boston's 10. Call it Boston 120, Utah 111.
10/22 vs SAC 120-116 — PHX notes
PHX won 120-116. PHX shot 47% (45 of 95) to SAC's 50%, 10 of 34 from three. The glass went 51-37 for them. Booker led with 31 (10 of 19, 1 of 3 from three, 10 of 15 at the line); Brooks added 22, Allen 18. The hinge was Q3, 36-21: the deficit went from 17 to 2. PHX trailed 54-71 at the half and won the second half 66-45. Williams was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
10/24 @ LAC 102-129 — PHX notes
PHX lost 102-129. PHX took 14 more shots (90 to 76), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to LAC's 59%, 16 of 47 from three, and got to the line 15 times to LAC's 26. Brooks led with 21 (7 of 17, 5 of 10 from three); Booker added 18, Gillespie 13. Q4 was theirs, 25-23, the deficit cut from 29 to 27, but the other 3 periods went 106-77 against them. Booker's -22 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/25 @ DEN 111-133 — PHX notes
PHX lost 111-133. PHX shot 43% (38 of 88) to DEN's 51%, 17 of 50 from three, and got to the line 22 times to DEN's 42. Booker led with 31 (10 of 16, 2 of 5 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Allen added 17, Brooks 15. Q3 was theirs, 29-29, but the other 3 periods went 104-82 against them. O'Neale's -23 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/27 @ UTA 134-138 — PHX notes
PHX lost 134-138 in 1 overtime. PHX shot 42% (45 of 106) to UTA's 41%, 20 of 55 from three. The glass went 48-64 against them. Booker led with 34 (11 of 26, 5 of 12 from three, 7 of 10 at the line); Williams added 25, Allen 23. Q2 was theirs, 34-25, the deficit cut from 12 to 3, but the other 4 periods went 113-100 against them. Dunn's -29 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/02 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 122, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Booker at 30 and Allen at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Brooks (3 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 104, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 30 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 30 and Castle at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 14 a night. Without Kornet (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-14 a night and Phoenix minus-7 and the defense, San Antonio allowing 104 a night to Phoenix's 122. Call it San Antonio 119, Phoenix 111.
11/04 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 24 and Butler III at 20 a game. Without Spencer (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Booker at 32 and Allen at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Brooks (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-1 a night and Phoenix minus-6. Call it Golden State 119, Phoenix 116, Phoenix 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
PHXCG C. Gillespie
DB D. Booker
GA G. Allen
IL I. Livers
MW M. Williams
NH N. Hayes-Davis
NR N. Richards
OI O. Ighodaro
RD R. Dunn
RO R. O'Neale
UTA/PHX 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
Markkanen scores a career-high 51 points to help the Jazz outlast the Suns 138-134 in OT
SALT LAKE CITY -- — Lauri Markkanen scored a career-high 51 points, the first Jazz player to reach 50 in the regular season since Karl Malone in 1998, and Utah beat the Phoenix Suns 138-134 in overtime on Monday night.
Markkanen helped the Jazz recover after they blew a seven-point lead in the final 19 seconds of regulation, scoring seven points in the extra period. He also finished with 14 rebounds.
Markkanen made all 17 free throws and topped his previous best of 49 points set on Jan. 5, 2023. It was the most by a Utah player in the regular season since Malone had 56 against Golden State on April 7, 1998.
Keyonte George had 26 points and 10 assists, while Walker Kessler had 25 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks for the Jazz.
Devin Booker scored 24 of his 34 points after halftime and Grayson Allen added 23 for the Suns. Jalen Green (hamstring) and Dillon Brooks (groin) were out for Phoenix but Mark Williams returned from a knee injury with 25 points and 11 rebounds.
George made a running bank shot with 40 seconds left in OT to snap a tie and Markkanen made two clinching free throws with 1.9 seconds remaining.
The Jazz led most of the game and were up 122-115 after George's free throws with 23 seconds left in regulation. But Booker made two 3-pointers and the Jazz later fouled him leading by three with 4.9 seconds to play.
Booker made the first free throw and Williams scored after the rebound of his missed second shot to force overtime. Markkanen's baseline jumper rimmed out as time expired in regulation.
The Jazz (2-1), expected to finish near the bottom of the NBA, are a rebound away from being undefeated (a 105-104 loss to Sacramento).