How to watch Utah Jazz vs. New Orleans Pelicans: Game preview, storylines

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Jazz return to the Delta Center after a season-opening loss to play in front of the home fans for the first time this season.

With one of 82 games in the rearview mirror, the picture of this Jazz season has begun to be painted, but there are still many unknowns to shuffle through over the next six months.

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Housekeeping

The Utah Jazz teased a new house rule to be put into affect tonight against the Pelicans.

The Jazz ask all fans attending to stay standing until Utah scores its first bucket. Stand until they score, Jazz fans!

new house rules @deltacenter 🏡

#TakeNote https://t.co/gOf6F0EOLd

— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) October 23, 2026

Utah vs. New Orleans Storylines

• The home opener
  • The new era of Jazz basketball will debut in front of the Delta Center crowd for the first time. With the fans behind them, let’s see if the team can feed off that and pick up their first win of the season.
• Defensive answers
  • On Wednesday, Ty Jerome hung 45 points on Utah at FedEx Forum. Defense, especially at the point of attack, is a concern for this young Jazz team. They can’t allow dynamic players on opposing teams to get going. And New Orleans has players capable of getting hot. Dejounte Murray and Zion Williamson just to name a couple.
• Homecoming for a few Jazzmen
  • In the same line as the first point, but still worth a mention. Darryn Peterson, Jaxson Hayes, Josh Okogie, and Josh Green will suit up in front of Utah Jazz fans for the first time in the regular season.

What I’m Looking For

• Rotation adjustments
  • The Jazz played 11 players in the season opener, and only seven of them played 15 or more minutes. Despite the defensive woes, Okogie didn’t hit the floor until the fourth quarter. I will be looking to see if Will Hardy already shakes things up or if he runs things similarly.
• Best players bounce back
  • It’s no secret that game one wasn’t pretty for Lauri Markkanen or Jaren Jackson Jr. For Lauri, it might be as simple as hitting his open shots, but JJJ needs to be more calculated with the ball in his hands. Carelessness led to some unnecessary turnovers and fouls in Memphis.
• More Darryn Peterson shot attempts
  • Utah’s rookie guard shot just one shot in the second half on Wednesday despite having a plethora of opportunities. He has shown the ability to score from all three levels and needs to be willing to let it fly, at least more often than what we saw in game one.

How To Watch, Stream, Listen To Utah Jazz Games

Utah Jazz fans can watch the team’s games next season for free over the air on KJZZ TV and can stream the games through a paid streaming-based platform on the team’s website. KJZZ is currently broadcast on channel 14.1.

The Smith Entertainment Group’s (SEG) streaming platform will also continue to carry games on both SEG+ and Jazz+ in 2026-27.

Listen To Utah Jazz Games

All Utah Jazz games will be broadcast live on the KSL Sports Zone (97.5 FM/1280 AM). Occasionally, KSL NewsRadio (102.7 FM / 1160 AM) will pick up Jazz games as well.

Chandler Holt is a Utah Jazz insider for KSLSports.com and co-host of the Jazz Notes podcast. Follow Chandler on X for Jazz and NBA updates.

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