But the year is 2025 -- only three seasons into the Utah reconstruction -- and the Jazz are still miles away from competence with a depth chart capable of fielding five players ag

The Utah Jazz have made key injury decisions regarding Lauri Markkanen and Walker Kessler before Wednesday's matchup against the Sacramento Kings.

Sacramento visits the Utah Jazz after Zach LaVine scored 42 points in the Kings' 130-88 win against the Charlotte Hornets.

Despite earlier reports, the Hornets have not filed a protest with the NBA over the failed Mark Williams-Dalton Knecht trade.

The Jazz got a defensive stop when Blazers forward Jerami Grant missed inside. But George missed on a drive, leading to Utah fouling Grant, who made both free throws. That put the Blazers up 111-106 with 13.7 seconds on the clock.

Unlike Knecht, who saw action Wednesday night against the Jazz in Utah after not playing on Monday despite being active for Luke Doncic’s Los Angeles debut, Mark Williams remained away,

The Dallas Mavericks opened a three-game homestand against the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday. The Mavericks defeated the Hornets 103-96 at the American Airlines Center.

Keegan Murray led the way with a season-high 26 points, topping the 20-point mark for the first time since November 24th, as pointed out by ESPN 1320's James Ham.

The Charlotte Hornets are 6.54 underdogs on 1xBet, which prices over 223.5 at 1.95 odds. On Betway, the LA Lakers is 1.61 to win with the (-10.5) handicap, while the Hornets team's total under 104.5 is 1.82 odds. Miles Bridges is 1.83 to score over 23.5 points on Bet365, with Josh Green priced at 1.90 to hit over 7.5. Read more here.

It's Lakers vs Hornets on Feb. 19 in the NBA. Here's how to watch, including time, channel, TV schedule and streaming info.