George, Collins lead the Jazz to 1st win, 135-126 over the Bulls

CHICAGO (AP) — Keyonte George had 33 points and nine assists, John Collins added 28 points and 13 rebounds and the Utah Jazz won for the first time this season, beating the Chicago Bulls 135-126 on Monday night.

The injury-depleted Jazz (1-6) entered as the NBA's worst team offensively, averaging 99.8 points on 39.1 % percent shooting. Against Chicago, the Jazz shot 53.9% from the floor and were 45.7% from 3-pointer range at 16 of 35.

Collin Sexton added 24 points for Utah, and Walker Kessler had 12 points and 15 rebounds.

Chicago's Coby White came on in the second half to score 28 points, tying it twice late in the third quarter. But the Bulls, playing without injured leading scorer Zach LaVine, were unable to take the lead after falling behind by 15 points.

Ayo Dosunmu scored 25 points on 9-for 13 shooting, and Nikola Vucevic had 23 points for Chicago. The Bulls have lost two in a row to drop to 3-4.

Jazz: Utah outplayed Chicago even though it played a third straight game without leading scorer Lauri Markkanen (back spasms).

Bulls: Chicago stormed back in the third, but couldn't sustain the run.

After White tied it at 90 late in the third, Utah outscored Chicago 21-11 to pull away.

The Jazz had a season high in points and the 20-year-old George, in his second NBA season, tied his career high.

Utah is at Milwaukee on Thursday night. Chicago is at Dallas on Wednesday night.

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Utah Jazz's Keyonte George, right, drives to the basket as Chicago Bulls' Ayo Dosunmu defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Utah Jazz's John Collins (20) shoots over Chicago Bulls' Patrick Williams during the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Utah Jazz's Walker Kessler (24) drives to the basket as Chicago Bulls' Julian Phillips defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Utah Jazz's Keyonte George (3) shoots over Chicago Bulls' Dalen Terry during the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Chicago Bulls' Coby White (0) drives to the basket between Utah Jazz's Cody Williams (5) and Walker Kessler during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Chicago Bulls' Ayo Dosunmu, right, drives to the basket as Utah Jazz's Brice Sensabaugh defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Chicago Bulls' Ayo Dosunmu (11) scores past Utah Jazz's Keyonte George during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Utah Jazz's Keyonte George, left, strips the ball from Chicago Bulls' Josh Giddey during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Utah Jazz's Keyonte George, left, drives to the basket as Chicago Bulls' Talen Horton-Tucker defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Chicago Bulls' Julian Phillips, left, and Utah Jazz's John Collins battle for a loose ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

SAO PAULO (AP) — The Brazilian Football Confederation will pick a new president shortly before it introduces Real Madrid's Carlo Ancelotti as the new national coach.

CBF vice president Fernando Sarney, who was named by a judge as the caretaker president after Ednaldo Rodrigues was removed from office, announced on Friday that the vote will take place on May 25, the same day as the last round of the Spanish league.

When Rodrigues was in charge, Ancelotti was expected to arrive the next day at the CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro to announce his squad for two World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Paraguay in June. The coach has confirmed his move to Brazil at the end of La Liga but has not mentioned when he arrives.

The CBF election will also include eight vice president positions.

“The management of the electoral process will be under the responsibility of an independent electoral commission,” Sarney said in a statement.

Rio-based judge Gabriel de Oliveira Zefiro removed Rodrigues from the presidency on Thursday and ordered new elections “as soon as possible.” The embattled soccer executive is appealing to the country’s Supreme Court to keep his position.

Rodrigues announced the signing of Ancelotti as Brazil coach on Monday. He won re-election in March to remain on the job until March 2030.

Zefiro put Sarney, who asked the court to unseat Rodrigues, in charge of organizing new elections. The judge ruled the agreement that validated Rodrigues’ first term was null and void, and that without it Rodrigues should not have been eligible for his second term.

Sarney told TV Globo on Thursday he will not touch Brazil’s deal with Ancelotti.

It is the second time Rodrigues has been removed from office by a court decision. A similar move took place in December 2023 but the removal was reversed by Brazil’s Supreme Court.

Because of that earlier legal dispute, the confederation vice presidents reached an agreement in January to validate Rodrigues’ first term and clear the way for him to run again.

But Zefiro sided with Sarney, who claimed one of the signatories of the deal, the 86-year-old Antonio Carlos Nunes, was not mentally fit to sign the agreement. The court scheduled to hear Nunes on Monday to evaluate his mental state, but the hearing was suspended only hours after Ancelotti was signed.

Rodrigues has made no comment.

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FILE - President of the Football Associated of Brazil Ednaldo Rodrigues, gives a speech after Brazil was chosen to host the 2027 Women's World Cup, at the FIFA Congress in Bangkok, Thailand, May 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)