Jazz take down Kings to avoid winless showing in NBA Cup

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Keyonte George scored 31 points, Lauri Markkanen added 28 points, and the Utah Jazz avoided a winless round of pool play in the NBA Cup with their 128-119 defeat of the visiting Sacramento Kings on Friday in Salt Lake City.

Utah (1-3), which came into Friday's contest on a four-game skid, used a 12-2 run early in the second quarter to take a lead it never relinquish