Jrue Holiday had 27 points and eight assists, and he hit four free throws in the final seconds to help the Portland Trail Blazers hold off a late Utah rally and beat the Jazz 136-134.

For the first time in 27 years, a Utah Jazz player has scored 50 points in a regular-season game. They needed every one of them, too. Lauri Markkanen’s 51-point, 14-rebound performance pushed the Jazz to an overtime win over the Phoenix Suns on Monday.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/jazz as Utah Jazz's Ace Bailey Scores First NBA Points on Highlight Slam. The Utah Jazz saw their fifth-overall pick Ace Bailey score his first-ever points in the NBA vs. the Los Angeles Clippers with an explosive breakway dunk.

Portland was held to just 19 points in the final frame, which gave the Jazz a chance at the end; they just ran out of time. In the end, Kyle Filipowski intentially missed a free throw with 3.9 seconds left, but Utah couldn't get the rebound.

The Utah Jazz are expected to be one of the worst teams in the NBA this season — but they certainly didn't look like it on opening night.

Domantas Sabonis scored off an offensive rebound with six seconds remaining to cap a wild ending and lift the Sacramento Kings to a 105-104 win over the Utah Jazz.

ZachLaVine scores 31 points in the Sacramento Kings’ 105-104 win over the Utah Jazz on October 24, 2025, at Golden 1 Center.Zach LaVine highlights: Watch Kings star score 31 points vs. Jazz originally