The Bulls and the Utah Jazz come together for the first of two meetings tonight. Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic that struck in early March of 2020, the teams were only able to face each other once last year, with Utah coming out on top, 102-98, at the United Center.
The Jazz jumped to a 25-22 lead after 12 minutes, but Chicago bounced back to lead 51-47 at halftime. The Bulls bridged the back half of the second and the start of the third quarter with a 15-0 run to go up 58-47, but Utah responded with a 24-4 run of their own to jump in front, and closed the stanza leading 76-70.