Keyonte George has slowly been making his case as one of the NBA’s most improved players during the 2025-26 season, and on Friday night in Memphis he put on a pretty convincing performance in the Utah Jazz’s 130-126 win over the Grizzlies.

With a career-high 39 points, George led the Jazz, but the points came in rhythm and almost quietly. It’s how he is scoring and all of the other things he’s doing on the court that have made this season so different when compared to his previous two years in the league.

In shooting 12 of 20 overall Friday, George hit 5-of-9 from 3-point range and went 10 of 10 from the free throw line. His shots this season have overwhelmingly been either 3-pointers or shots at the rim, with the majority of the inefficient mid-range shots being cut out of his shot prof

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