Markkanen And Sexton Propel Jazz To 6th Consecutive Victory, Beating Banged-Up Pacers 132-105
BY MATTHEW COLES SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lauri Markkanen had 32 points and 10 rebounds, Collin Sexton scored a season-high 30 and the Utah Jazz routed the Indiana Pacers 132-105 on Monday night for their sixth straight victory. Before the game, Indiana coach Rick Carlisle compared Markkanen to Hall of Famer Dirk Nowitzki. ” He’s […]
NBA Investigates Dallas Mavericks For Sitting Players
The NBA wants to know why the Dallas Mavericks held out several key players in their next-to-last game of the season, even while the team still had a mathematical chance of making the play-in tournament. NBA officials opened an investigation Saturday into the Mavericks’ decision-making surrounding Friday’s game against the Chicago Bulls, in which Dallas sat […]
Jalen Green Outduels Jordan Clarkson On Filipino Heritage Night, Rockets Stop Streaking Jazz
HOUSTON (AP) — Kevin Porter Jr. scored 26 points and Jalen Green added 25 to lead the previously winless Houston Rockets to a 114-108 victory over Utah on Monday night, handing the Jazz their first loss of the season. Utah and Portland began the day as the only undefeated teams in the Western Conference, both […]