Playing their second game in the last 24 hours without Lauri Markkanen, John Collins, Walker Kessler, and Jordan Clarkson, the Jazz got a balanced scoring attack that was led by Collin Sexton and fought hard against the Golden State Warriors. In the end, Utah fell 114-103 and will look forward to bouncing back during an upcoming homestand.

Well, unless you’re the Utah Jazz and you know you’ll be without Lauri Markkanen, John Collins, Walker Kessler, Jordan Clarkson, Johnny Juzang and Cody Williams. Of course, the Jazz do have one player who has confidence and belief that can’t be tamped down.

Collin Sexton, the lone Jazz core player playing on Tuesday, put up 30 efficient points in a performance that wasn't quite enough. Plus, thoughts on Cooper Flagg and more.

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The Jazz have Sexton to thank for being close against Golden State on Tuesday. The 26-year-old guard led Utah with 30 points on 12-of-19 shooting and added four assists.

Minnesota Timberwolves' Anthony Edwards is fit for their game against the Utah Jazz on January 30. With teammates Terrence Shannon and Donte DiVincenzo sidelined, Edwards' scoring prowess will be critical.

The NBA schedule on Thursday will see Collin Sexton and the Utah Jazz (10-35) hosting Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves (26-21) at Delta Center, with the matchup tipping at 9:00 PM

Sexton notched 30 points (12-19 FG, 4-6 3Pt, 2-2 FT), two rebounds, four assists and two steals over 34 minutes during Tuesday's 114-103 loss to Golden State. The Jazz were missing most of their key contributors Tuesday for the second leg of this back-to-back set,

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The incident Monday night marked the second time this month the Bucks rookie has been ejected from a game for a flagrant 2.

After a slow start to the season, the Utah Jazz have found more of a rhythm ... With 20 or more points in each of his last five games, Collin Sexton has increased his average to 21.4 points ...

Sexton will return to action Wednesday after missing Utah's previous outing due to rest purposes. Sexton is averaging 21.6 points, 4.8 assists and 3.7 rebounds in 30.7 minutes across his last 10 appearances.