Utah Jazz at Chicago Bulls

George, Collins lead the Jazz to 1st win, 135-126 over the Bulls

The injury-depleted Jazz (1-6) entered as the NBA's worst team offensively, averaging 99.8 points on 39.1 % percent shooting. Against Chicago, the Jazz shot 53.9% from the floor and were 45.7% from 3-pointer range at 16 of 35.

Collin Sexton added 24 points for Utah, and Walker Kessler had 12 points and 15 rebounds.

Chicago's Coby White came on in the second half to score 28 points, tying it twice late in the third quarter. But the Bulls, playing without injured leading scorer Zach LaVine, were unable to take the lead after falling behind by 15 points.

Ayo Dosunmu scored 25 points on 9-for 13 shooting, and Nikola Vucevic had 23 points for Chicago. The Bulls have lost two in a row to drop to 3-4.

Takeaways Jazz: Utah outplayed Chicago even though it played a third straight game without leading scorer Lauri Markkanen (back spasms).

Bulls: Chicago stormed back in the third, but couldn't sustain the run.

Key moment After White tied it at 90 late in the third, Utah outscored Chicago 21-11 to pull away.

Key stat: The Jazz had a season high in points and the 20-year-old George, in his second NBA season, tied his career high.

Up next Utah is at Milwaukee on Thursday night. Chicago is at Dallas on Wednesday night.

Regular Season Series

UTAH leads series 1-0