SALT LAKE CITY — Keyonte George scored 31 points and Lauri Markkanen added 28 to help the Utah Jazz snap a four-game skid with a 128-119 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night. Brice Sensabaugh had 20 points for the Jazz, who finished 1-3 in NBA Cup group play.

Delta Center is where the Utah Jazz (5-12) will attempt to defeat the Sacramento Kings (5-14) on Friday.

The Sacramento Kings’ winning streak was extremely short-lived, and they have now dropped two straight after losing to the Utah Jazz. The Jazz are one of the fe

The Jazz continue to look okay in spurts, but struggle to hold leads. After jumping out to a decent lead by the end of the 1st quarter, Utah did let Sactown slowly come back, and it would’ve looked a lot worse if Sacramento had been able to find a consistent offense.

Dennis Schroder received a big injury update ahead of the Kings' game on Friday night against the Jazz in Utah.

The Phoenix Suns secured a berth in the NBA Emirates Cup despite a 123–119 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in a tightly played game Friday night.