


Meanwhile, it was a close one, but on Wednesday Sacramento sidestepped the Portland Trail Blazers for a 124-121 win. Rudy Gobert and Bojan Bogdanovic were among the main playmakers for Utah as the former posted a double-double on 21 boards and 16 points and the latter had 22 points. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Utah had established an 83-63 advantage. Utah was the clear victor by a 107-86 margin over Oklahoma City. You can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Utah's strategy against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday. The Jazz won't have the home-court advantage, but they do enjoy a 6.5-point advantage in the spread. They will face off against one another at 10 p.m. The Utah Jazz are 15-5 against the Sacramento Kings since December of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. Who's PlayingĬurrent Records: Utah 1-0 Sacramento 1-0 What to Know Utah has been relying on shooting guard Donovan Mitchell, who has shot 6-for-11 from downtown and has recorded 24 points, and point guard Mike Conley, who has 15 points. One thing to keep an eye out for is Richaun Holmes' foul situation as he currently sits at five.

The Kings have been led by small forward Harrison Barnes, who so far has posted a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds. It's still tight after three quarters, with Sacramento leading 82-81 over the Utah Jazz. The experts predicted a defeat for the Sacramento Kings, but with just one quarter left to go, they seem like they might make the experts look bad.
