Sacramento Kings at Utah Jazz
· National Basketball AssociationJaren Jackson Jr. scores 23 in home debut as Jazz deal the Kings their 14th straight loss
Lauri Markkanen scored 19 points to help the Jazz win their second straight game. Isaiah Collier added 12 points and 14 assists. Brice Sensabaugh added 19 points off the bench.
Utah shot 54.7% from the field and made 15 3-pointers. Jackson and Markkanen combined for 15 baskets over three quarters.
Demar DeRozan led Sacramento with 20 points and Devin Carter added 19. The Kings lost their 14th straight game after trailing by double digits over the final 40 minutes.
Utah outscored Sacramento 25-6 in fastbreak points and 58-42 in the paint.
Markkanen and Sensabaugh combined to score five straight baskets, powering a 24-3 run that gave Utah a 39-15 lead in the final minute of the first quarter. The Jazz scored on seven consecutive possessions overall during the run while holding Sacramento without a field goal for nearly six minutes.
Back-to-back baskets from Daeqwon Plowden and DeRozan over the final 11 seconds of the first quarter ended Sacramento’s shooting drought. The Kings went 7 for 29 (24.1%) from the field in the quarter.
Utah did not let up offensively in the second quarter and led 71-44 at the break.
The Jazz extended their lead to 34 points after three quarters, going up 100-66 when Sensabaugh scored on a finger roll layup to beat the third quarter buzzer.
Jazz: Host Portland on Thursday.
Regular Season Series
UTAH leads series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 93 - 121 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 93 - 121 |
| 4th 17.1 |  |
shot clock turnover | 93 - 121 |
| 4th 41.2 |  |
Dylan Cardwell makes free throw 2 of 2 | 93 - 121 |
| 4th 41.2 | |
Kings offensive team rebound | 92 - 121 |
Statistics
 SAC |
 UTAH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-90 | FG | 47-86 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 7-33 | 3PT | 15-37 |
| 21 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 24-29 | FT | 12-13 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 92 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 43 |
| 24 | Assists | 34 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 25 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 58 |
| 15 | Fouls | 21 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 36 |
| 5 | Lead Changes | 5 |
| 2 | Percent Led | 94 |
Utah Jazz Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jaren Jackson Jr., F | Out | Oct 27 |
| Trey Alexander, G | Out | Oct 24 |
| Jusuf Nurkic, C | Out | Oct 7 |
Sacramento Kings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Dylan Cardwell, C | Out | Nov 2 |
| Maxime Raynaud, C | Out | Oct 26 |
| Keegan Murray, F | Out | Oct 26 |
| Ben Simmons, G | Out | Oct 20 |
Game Information
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 18,186 · Capacity:
2026-27 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
5 | 2 | .714 | - | W1 |
 Golden State |
4 | 3 | .571 | 1 | W4 |
 Phoenix |
1 | 3 | .250 | 2.5 | L2 |
 LA Clippers |
1 | 5 | .167 | 3.5 | L5 |
 Sacramento |
0 | 6 | .000 | 4.5 | L6 |
2026-27 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portland |
- | 1 | W1 | 0.8 | 4 |
 Oklahoma City |
0.5 | 2 | L2 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 Denver |
1 | 2 | W2 | 0.6 | 3 |
 Minnesota |
1 | 3 | L1 | 0.5714286 | 4 |
 Utah |
3.5 | 5 | L4 | 0.16666667 | 1 |
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