In just his second game of the season, Harkless showcased his defensive grit, taking on the challenge of guarding Devin Booker and the Suns’ perimeter threats. He finished with five points and a neutral plus-minus in a blowout loss in 12 minutes, contributing through the kind of intangibles that don’t always show up on the stat sheet.

The Utah Jazz couldn't put together a winning effort in their first NBA Cup matchup of the year vs. the Phoenix Suns, falling flat for a 96-118 loss to drop to 2-3, and what ends up as their lowest offensive total through the first five games of the year.

SALT LAKE CITY – The Phoenix Suns stormed all the way back from a 20-point deficit to force overtime, but fell to the Utah Jazz, 138-134, before a sellout crowd of 18,186, Monday, Oct. 27, at Delta Center. Keyonte George put the Jazz (2-1) up for good, 136-134, with 40.2 seconds left.

The Utah Jazz (2-2) take on the Phoenix Suns (1-4) on the road Friday. Tip-off from Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, Arizona, is at 10 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the Jazz vs. Suns odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

The Utah Jazz took one on the chin for their first NBA Cup outing of the season vs. the Phoenix Suns, dropping to their third loss of the year, 96-118, in a game that the Jazz never quite had a hold of from start to finish, especially on the offensive end.

The Phoenix Suns have dropped their last four games since opening the season with a win over the Sacramento Kings.

Lauri Markkanen led the way for the Jazz in Wednesday’s loss as he ended the game with 32 points, five rebounds, three steals and three blocks while Keyonte George added 29 points and eight assists of his own.

The Utah Jazz will be a part of the NBA's first batch of NBA Cup games on Halloween night against the Phoenix Suns for their second meeting of the season, and will look to rattle off a 3-2 start through five games, as well as kicking off their in-season tournament slate 1-0.

The Phoenix Suns (1-4) will be looking to stop a four-game losing skid when hosting the Utah Jazz (2-2) on Friday, October 31, 2025 at PHX Arena. It will air at 10 p.m. ET on KJZZ, Jazz+, AZFamily, and Suns+. The Suns face the Jazz. The Suns are favored by 3.5 points against the Jazz. The over/under for the matchup is set at 237.5.