Utah Jazz at Boston Celtics
· National Basketball AssociationJusuf Nurkic makes last-second putback to lift the Jazz past the Celtics, 105-103
Keyonte George scored a season-high 31 points, and Lauri Markkanen added 20 points and nine rebounds to help the Jazz end a three-game losing streak.
The Celtics had a chance to tie, but Jaylen Brown was called for a foul on the inbounds play. Boston’s challenged but was unsuccessful allowing the Jazz to inbound the ball and run out the clock.
Brown led Boston with 36 points, but was 0 for 9 from the 3-point line. Boston shot a season-low 21.6% (11 of 51) from beyond the arc.
Payton Pritchard added 18 points and Derrick White finished with 10 points for the Celtics. They have lost their last two after winning three straight.
Utah erased a 10-point halftime deficit, outscoring the Celtics 25-14 over the first seven minutes coming out of the break to take its first lead of the night, 61-60.
The game was tied at 101 with a minute to play when Utah was whistled for a defensive 3-second violation.
White connected on the technical free throw. But on the ensuing possession, Brown tripped and turned it over to Markkanen, who drove in for a layup,
Neemias Queta was fouled and hit 1 of 2 free throws to tie it, setting up the Jazz’s final possession.
Celtics: Host Washington on Wednesday night.
Regular Season Series
UTAH leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 105 - 103 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 105 - 103 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
(00:00) [Jazz] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED) | 105 - 103 |
| 4th 0.6 |  |
Jusuf Nurkic enters the game for Elijah Harkless | 105 - 103 |
| 4th 0.6 | |
Walter Clayton Jr. enters the game for Taylor Hendricks | 105 - 103 |
Statistics
 UTAH |
 BOS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 38-84 | FG | 37-89 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 9-31 | 3PT | 11-51 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 22 |
| 20-25 | FT | 18-22 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 40 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 4 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 19 |
| 54 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 21 | Fouls | 22 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Boston Celtics Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Devin Carter, G | Out | Nov 4 |
Utah Jazz Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jusuf Nurkic, C | Out | Nov 6 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr., F | Out | Oct 27 |
| Trey Alexander, G | Out | Oct 24 |
Game Information
Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 19,156 · Capacity:
2026-27 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portland |
6 | 1 | .857 | - | W3 |
 Oklahoma City |
7 | 2 | .778 | - | W3 |
 Minnesota |
7 | 3 | .700 | 0.5 | W3 |
 Denver |
4 | 3 | .571 | 2 | W1 |
 Utah |
1 | 8 | .111 | 6 | L7 |
2026-27 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia |
- | 2 | L1 | 0.8 | 8 |
 Boston |
0.5 | 2 | W2 | 0.7777778 | 7 |
 Toronto |
2.5 | 4 | W1 | 0.5555556 | 5 |
 New York |
3 | 4 | W2 | 0.5 | 4 |
 Brooklyn |
5 | 6 | W1 | 0.25 | 2 |
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