Utah bowed to New Orleans to meet the base of the NBA western block.
Lauri Markkanen was on the sidelines when the Finnish team Utah Jazz lost to the NBA in the NBA of basketball in the Western block to the New Orleans Pelicans 121-128.
For Markkanen, it was already a fourth consecutive match where he didn’t play. According to Utah, the Finn suffers from a back injury.
The jazz absentee list was long against Pelicans Collin sexton, John Collins and Walker Kessler were on the sideline. The aforementioned trio played in Utah in the previous match when the team overthrew Minnesota.
Keyonte George scored 28 points for Utah in a jumbo encounter. New Orleans Kelly Olynyk He made 26 points against his former company.
Utah, the last place in the western block, has won 15 matches this season, with the 17th of the season for New Orleans. Both teams will be one of the number one reservation for the NBA next summer’s booking event.