The Jazz dropped the first of a two-game tank-off with the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday, falling 136-123 at the Smoothie King Center.
The Jazz have Sexton to thank for being close against Golden State on Tuesday. The 26-year-old guard led Utah with 30 points on 12-of-19 shooting and added four assists.
The Oklahoma City Thunder would benefit from bringing in a bucket-getter to support Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in a backup role.
SportsLine's model has simulated the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Utah Jazz matchup 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Thursday
SALT LAKE CITY – The Milwaukee Bucks needed a full-game effort to outlast the Utah Jazz on Monday night at the Delta Center, winning 125-110 after seeing a 24-point fourth quarter lead whittled down to as few as 12 in the final four minutes.
He committed an eight-second violation, waving off Collin Sexton calling for the ball in the process. Video of the violation and the immediate aftermath made the rounds on social media that night ...
Utah aims to break its six-game losing streak with a victory over Golden State. Tuesday's meeting is the first this season between the squads.
Minnesota is the No. 9 seed in the Western Conference ... Could they land Collin Sexton? The 26-year-old guard is making $18.4 million this season and has another year left on his contract.
Minnesota is at the bottom of the Western Conference scoring 13.6 fast break points per game. The Jazz score 111.1 points per game, 3.3 more points than the 107.8 the Timberwolves allow. The Jazz average 110.
Let's get into the fantasy options to stream and bets to make on Thursday. Toumani Camara, Portland Trail Blazers (Available in 76.4 of ESPN leagues) Camara missed a game last week due to illness but has been stellar since his return. He has averaged 14.8 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 1.8 3PG and 1.0 SPG in 35.8 MPG in his past four games.
Despite losing their ninth game of the season Wednesday night, the OKC Thunder should not rush into anything regarding trades.
Minnesota coach Chris Finch didn't see the end of his team's game in Phoenix on Wednesday night, but he certainly had to like what transpired after he was ejected.