The Utah Jazz hit the road on Friday to face the New Orleans Pelicans. Both teams will be missing key contributors heading into the contest.  Lauri Markkanen (b

T he New Orleans Pelicans and Utah Jazz met for the second straight time on Monday night at the Smoothie King Center. New Orleans took the matchup 136-123 behind a game-high 26 po

Markkanen (back) has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Hornets, Andy Larsen of The Salt Lake Tribune reports. Markkanen will miss a second straight game due to back spasms. Utah will be shorthanded against Charlotte and will likely have to rely on Cody Williams, Brice Sensabaugh and Kyle Filipowski to shoulder the load Wednesday.

Markkanen ended with a team-high 24 points (7-18 FG, 3-12 3Pt, 7-8 FT), four rebounds, two assists and one steal across 31 minutes during Saturday's 114-106 loss to the Suns.

However, New Orleans found a rhythm early, led by CJ McCollum, who knocked down five 3-pointers in the first quarter alone. Utah has been vulnerable defensively on the perimeter this season, allowing opponents to take 40.7 percent of their overall shot attempts from deep, tied for the third-highest frequency in the league.

The NBA announced that the Utah Jazz will have to reschedule three games due to the fires in Los Angeles. Starting with a home game with the Washington Wizards

Walker Kessler doesn't have much help around him in New Orleans tonight, so look for the Utah Jazz big to grab a good chunk of the available rebounds tonight, per our NBA betting picks.

With Collin Sexton and Keyonte George manning Utah's backcourt ... will be Monday against the Pelicans. Lauri Markkanen (back) remains out for the Jazz as well.

As several of their starters checked back in, the Jazz were able to cut the deficit down to single digits, with Lauri Markkanen’s hot first half (24 points on 7-of-11 shooting) playing a key role. By the end of the first half, Utah found itself down just ...

Trae Young hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from beyond the halfcourt line to give the Atlanta Hawks a 124-121 victory over the Utah Jazz.

The Utah Jazz are back to the grind on Monday night, once again facing off against the New Orleans Pelicans after coming up short against this same squad earlier on Friday.Utah has seen some struggles as of late,

We’re back with another betting prediction and pick in the NBA as we take a look at this next tilt in the Western Conference. The Utah Jazz (10-30) will take on the New Orleans Pelicans (11-32) as the two sides play the second game of their current back-to-back series,