The Sacramento Kings were able to rebound from an opening night loss in Phoenix, bouncing back with a 105-104 win over the Utah Jazz in their home opener on Fri

Turns out, the Jazz aren't the juggernaut that showed up in the season opener. Sacramento made life difficult on Utah's offense, forcing the Jazz to initiate their sets higher up the floor and aggressively jumping passing lanes.

Domantas Sabonis hit a clutch game-winner as the Kings beat the Jazz 105-104 in their 2025-26 season home opener.

This one had to feel good for Doug Christie. The Sacramento Kings entered the win column for the first time this season, beating the Utah Jazz in a low-scoring

Domantas Sabonis anotó tras un rebote ofensivo con seis segundos restantes para dar un final frenético al duelo que los Kings de Sacramento ganaron el viernes 105-104 sobre el Jazz de Utah.

The Jazz ended up with the ball for the final possession with a chance to win, but failed to get the ball into the right hands. The final out-of-bounds play had Kyle Filipowski inbounding and was meant to get Markkanen open as the first option.

Domantas Sabonis has been dealing with a hamstring injury to start the season, and his status is up in the air against the Jazz.

BOTTOM LINE: Sacramento faces Utah in a matchup of Western Conference teams. Sacramento finished 40-42 overall and 26-26 in Western Conference action last season. The Kings averaged 115.7 points per game while allowing opponents to score 115.3 last season.