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

The Jazz lost to the Kings in a game Will Hardy called "weird" — Jordan Clarkson missed a lot of shots, while Walker Kessler made 100% of his. Plus, thoughts on Cody Williams' physical development, and layering actions.

The Utah Jazz weren’t able to take down the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night, but that didn’t stop Walker Kessler from having a big night. The 23-year-old center scored 25 points, 14 rebounds, five assists,

With that in mind, the matchup of the game becomes a battle of the benches. It's not necessarily that the Kings bench needs to outscore the Jazz's bench, but they should at least

The Utah Jazz lost to the Sacramento Kings, 118-101, on Wednesday night, despite a monster performance by center Walker Kessler.The third-year pro erupted for a season-best 25 points and game-high 14 rebounds,

Kessler has cemented his spot in the Jazz's future endeavors. He's spent his third season averaging 11.4 points, 12.2 rebounds, and 2.3 assists on a league-best 72.5% shooting from the field. It's an impressive third-year jump for the 23-year-old, and Utah wants to see more from him.

Keegan Murray scored a season-high 26 points to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 118-101 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday at Delta Center in Salt Lake City. Murray posted his fourth 20-point game of the season and his first since Nov. 24 to help the Kings (30-28) start a four-game road trip with a victory.

Kessler is the third player to go 10-for-10 from the floor in an NBA game this season, joining the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Jarrett Allen and the Chicago Bulls’ Mata Buzelis. Allen was 10-for-10 in a 135-116 victory over the Washington Wizards on Oct. 26, and Buzelis went 10-for-10 in a 133-124 victory over the Miami Heat on Feb. 4.

Keegan Murray scored a season-high 26 points and Zach LaVine added 22 to lift the hot-shooting Sacramento Kings to a 118-101 win over the Utah Jazz.

DeRozan, LaVine and Murray were each excellent for the Kings, scoring a combined 67 points between the three. Stuffing the stat sheet on tremendous efficiency (they shot 41.7 percent from long distance through the course of this one), Utah couldn't hold on against a team reloaded and primed for a playoff run.

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