The Utah Jazz are confirmed to have one starter previoiusly on their injury report upgraded to active for their upcoming action vs. the Portland Trail Blazers: center Jusuf Nurkic, who has just been elevated to play after a two-game absence.

Deni Avdija had 33 points, nine assists and eight rebounds in three quarters, falling just short of his second consecutive triple-double, and the Portland Trail Blazers routed the Utah Jazz 137-117 on Monday night.

In Saturday’s loss to the Warriors, Lauri Markkanen led the way for the Jazz as he recorded 35 points and six rebounds while Keyonte George added 22 points and nine assists of his own. Now Utah will try to bounce back on Monday as they face off against the Trail Blazers in a tough road matchup.

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That point came this week. Kessler joined the Jazz on their four-game road trip that started in Los Angeles and was overjoyed to be able to travel with the team again.

Lauri Markkanen and Keyonte George received injury status updates for the Jazz's Saturday night game against the Warriors.

Branford Marsalis, Joshua White and Patricia Brennan are just some of the artists who released head-turning albums this year.

Saxophonist Kate Olson is releasing "So It Goes" in January, her first full-length studio album under her own name.

PORTLAND — The Utah Jazz currently have the worst defensive rating in the NBA (122). If they finish the season that way, it would be the third straight year with the dishonor of having the worst defense in the league.