Chicago Bulls at Utah Jazz
· National Basketball AssociationGeorge makes late 3 in 2OT, Markkanen scores 47 as Jazz beat Bulls 150-147
George finished with 32 points — including six in the second OT. Isaiah Collier and Brice Sensabaugh each had 16 points, and Kevin Love and Svi Mykhaiuluk each added 10 as the Jazz won for the second time in three games after losing six of seven.
Coby White scored 27 points and Josh Giddey had 26 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists for the Bulls, who have lost five straight. Nikola Vučević had 21 points, Matas Buzelis and Ayo Dosunmu each scored 18 and Julian Phillips 10.
White, who's layup with 0.2 seconds left in the first OT tied the score at 136, made two free throws with 8.4 seconds to go in the second OT to tie it at 147. After George's go-ahead 3, Vučević missed a potential tying basket at the buzzer.
Utah led 136-132 in the final minute of the first OT, before Buzelis had a dunk with 27 seconds to go and White made his tying layup to send it to a second OT.
The Jazz trailed by seven early in the fourth quarter before using an 8-0 run to take a 102-101 lead on Sensabaugh's 3 with 9:23 remaining. Collier followed with a layup to push the lead to three less than 30 seconds later.
Jalen Smith's 3 tied the score with 8:41 to go, and there were several lead changes and seven ties the rest of the quarter. Markkanen, who had 12 points in the fourth, hit a free throw with 19 seconds remaining, to tie it at 127.
Markkanen had 13 points in the third quarter to help Utah cut Chicago's nine-point halftime lead to 98-94 heading to the fourth.
Giddey and White each scored 12 points to help the Bulls take a 70-61 lead at halftime. Markkanen had 18 points to lead the Jazz.
Regular Season Series
UTAH leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
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End of Game | 147 - 150 |
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End of the 2nd Overtime | 147 - 150 |
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Bulls offensive team rebound | 147 - 150 |
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Nikola Vucevic misses 28-foot three point jumper | 147 - 150 |
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Coby White enters the game for Ayo Dosunmu | 147 - 150 |
Statistics
CHI |
UTAH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 49-108 | FG | 49-111 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 19-50 | 3PT | 18-49 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 30-32 | FT | 34-41 |
| 94 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 48 | Defensive Rebounds | 41 |
| 38 | Assists | 29 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 10 | Blocks | 6 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 18 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 54 | Points in Paint | 52 |
| 29 | Fouls | 28 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Utah Jazz Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Georges Niang, F | Out | Dec 15 |
| Walker Kessler, C | Out | Nov 5 |
Chicago Bulls Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Noa Essengue, F | Out | Dec 3 |
Game Information
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 18,186 · Capacity:
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma City |
26 | 5 | .839 | - | L2 |
Denver |
22 | 8 | .733 | 3.5 | W1 |
Minnesota |
20 | 11 | .645 | 6 | L1 |
Portland |
12 | 18 | .400 | 13.5 | L2 |
Utah |
10 | 19 | .345 | 15 | L4 |
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