What have we seen from the Jazz's core of youth over the season's first two weeks? Some real growth — and some real struggles. Here's what to know.

The TD Garden fell silent. With just 0.6 seconds left on the clock, Jusuf Nurkic tipped in a putback that sent the Utah Jazz bench erupting in celebration and left 19,156 Celtics fans stunned.

The Boston Celtics put up the worst 3-point shooting night of any team in NBA history with at least 50 attempts against the Utah Jazz in a 105-103 home loss on Monday (Nov. 3) night. Given the 3-point heavy style sometimes referred to as "Mazzulla Ball" (named after Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla) is by definition a high variance style of play,

The Utah Jazz aren't exactly title contenders, but at least they’ll try to win when and what they can this year. That's a step in the right direction, Tribune columnist Gordon Monson writes.

The 2025–26 NBA season is underway, and the Utah Jazz have already put the league on notice a few times. Walker Kessler and Lauri Markkanen have quickly become the spine of Utah’s identity, one securing the paint while the other sets the scoring pace.

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Jusuf Nurkic dropped in a putback with 0.6 seconds remaining and the Utah Jazz overcame a double-digit, second-half deficit to beat the Boston Celtics 105-103 on Monday night.

That shift came within the frontcourt in the form of two notable swaps. Instead of starting the combination of Kyle Filipowski and Walker Kessler at the four and five spots, Taylor Hendricks and Jusuf Nurkic would be the starting pairing to start the night for Utah–– one move made due to injury, and the other being a coaching decision.