Keegan Murray scored a season-high 26 points and Zach Levine added 22 to lift the hot-shooting Sacramento Kings to a 118-101 win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. Murray made five 3-pointers, Levine had four and Keon Ellis returned to the court to make three 3s as the Kings made 15 of 36 from beyond the arc.

Anfernee Simons scored 28 points to help the Portland Trail Blazers kick off a seven-game road trip with a 114-112 win over the Utah Jazz on Monday night in Salt Lake City.

The Wolves will play in Phoenix before embarking on another back-to-back in Minnesota against Philadelphia and then at Charlotte. Jazz update: The Jazz will face the Wolves three more times between Friday and the end of the season.

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A foot injury forced Kings forward Keegan Murray to miss two games in early January, but that might have been a blessing in disguise.

Jordan Clarkson went 1 of 14 from the field after going scoreless for the first 47 minutes of the game, the Jazz were 1 of 9 in the first half on corner 3s, they started out the night missing their first four free throws and finished shooting just 52.

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The Thunder torch traditional man defenses. They're killers in isolation and have a plethora of options in the pick-and-roll as Cason Wallace to Chet Holmgren can serve in either ball-handler or roller role.

The Rockets' road troubles resumed after the All-Star break with a sixth loss in a row away from home. The Utah Jazz got the better of Houston this time.