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Keyonte George scored 32 points as the Utah Jazz defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 123-112. Lauri Markkanen added 28 points and 12 rebounds.
So long as the Jazz's top offensive pieces stay healthy and available, and this unit keeps up at its current pace, 2,460 assists is wildly achievable. And when paired with a 123.2 defensive rating on the other end—the worst in the NBA—it makes the focus on scoring those additional points even easier.
In a performance that felt less like a basketball game and more like a statement, the Jazz secured a massive 123-112 victory, led by a scorching-hot Keyonte George.
Cody Williams has not seen his NBA career get off to a great start. In a game his team lost by 55 points, they were even better with him out.
Utah Jazz wing Cody Williams set the NBA record for worst plus-minus in history during Saturday's loss to the Hornets.
A newly-designed court in Salt Lake City isn't quite like the Delta Center, but the children took to it like it was the next best thing.
Toronto has already registered interest this Trade Season in Young (who was obviously dealt to Washington instead), Dallas’ Davis (out indefinitely now with ligament damage in his left hand) and Sacramento’s Domantas Sabonis (with the Kings very much not interested in the long-term contacts that the Raptors would have to send them).
Lauri Markkanen and the Jazz put together a statement win on the road against the Cavs, his former team, bouncing back from a 55-point loss.