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Keyonte George drilled a right-arc three with 0.8 seconds left in double overtime as the Utah Jazz defeated the Chicago Bulls 150–147 in a 2OT thriller to close out tonight’s NBA action. Utah improves to 5–8, while Chicago falls to 6–6.

Coby White scored 27 points with 8 assists and 4 rebounds in his season debut. Josh Giddey posted 26 points, 12 rebounds, and 13 assists, recording the 21st triple-double of his career, his third this season, and his 10th as a Bull—making him one of just three players in franchise history with 10 triple-doubles (Michael Jordan – 28, Scottie Pippen – 15).

Lauri Markkanen went for 47 points, knocking down six threes and adding 7 rebounds. He now owns three of the six games in Jazz history with 45+ points, 5+ rebounds, and 5+ threes (Donovan Mitchell – 2, Bojan Bogdanović – 1).

It was his third 40-point game of the year, joining Luka Dončić (4) and Stephen Curry (3) as the only players with three such games. It was also his second 45-point game of the season, making him and Curry the only players with multiple 45-point outings. Markkanen has now posted back-to-back games with 40+ points and 5+ threes, becoming the first player in Jazz history to achieve that streak.
Keyonte George delivered 33 points, 2 rebounds, and three threes, including the game-winner. Isaiah Collier added 16 points and 9 assists, guiding Utah’s offense throughout the night.

Dallas defeated Portland 138–133 in overtime, improving to 4–10 on the season, while the Trail Blazers fall to 6–7.

Cooper Flagg filled the stat sheet with 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. P.J. Washington matched him with 21 points and added 7 rebounds, while Daniel Gafford posted 20 points and 6 rebounds. Klay Thompson added 19 points, knocking down five threes. The Mavericks’ bench also made a major difference, outscoring Portland’s reserves 47–15.

Shaedon Sharpe led the Blazers with a season-high 36 points, adding 4 rebounds and 6 assists. Deni Avdija followed with 29 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists, while Jerami Grant contributed 26 points and 5 rebounds. Donovan Clingan provided strong interior play with 16 points and 11 rebounds.

Dallas shot a perfect 7-for-7 from the field in overtime, becoming just the second team in the play-by-play era (since 1997–98) to go perfect on seven field-goal attempts in an OT period. The only other instance came from the Milwaukee Bucks on Oct. 30, 2001, in a win over Utah. No team has ever gone 100% on more field-goal attempts in an overtime frame.

The Warriors won their third straight game, defeating the Pelicans 124–106. Golden State improves to 9–6, while New Orleans drops to 2–11.

Moses Moody delivered a breakout performance with 32 points and eight made threes, both career-highs. He also joined Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson as the only Warriors ever to hit at least seven threes in a single quarter, accomplishing the feat in the first quarter. Brandin Podziemski added 19 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists, while Stephen Curry contributed 9 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists.

Buddy Hield also made history, moving into 15th place on the all-time three-pointers made list, passing Paul Pierce as Golden State’s long-range shooting was dominant, knocking down 24 three-pointers in the game.

Trey Murphy III led the Pelicans with 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals.