The Chicago Bulls lost their second straight game Monday, falling 135-126 to the Utah Jazz at the United Center.

Scoring wasn’t the problem for the Bulls — Coby White led them with 28 points, Ayo Dosunmu added 25 and Nikola Vucevic tallied 23 with 10 rebounds. But the Bulls (3-4) couldn’t keep their defensive cool, allowing the Jazz to carve their way to the basket.

It was the first win of the season for the Jazz, who entered 0-6.

Here are six takeaways from the loss.

1. Zach LaVine was sidelined with an adductor injury.

LaVine suffered the injury in Friday’s loss to the Brooklyn Nets and experienced consistent tightness over the weekend. Coach Billy Donovan said the injury is not expected to be long-term or serious. It’s undetermined if LaVine will be available Wednesday against the Dallas Mavericks.

Former Bulls forward Lauri Markkanen sat out for the Jazz because of lower back spasms after being listed as doubtful earlier in the day.

2. Ayo Dosunmu delivered a lift in LaVine’s absence.

Donovan moved Dosunmu — who has been the first player off the bench — into the starting lineup, and he continued to give the offense a boost.

His 25 points came on 9-for-13 shooting, though he missed both of his 3-point attempts. He sparked the offense in transition and was the Bulls’ most assertive presence pushing the ball downhill while finishing with six assists.

3. The defense dwindled around the rim.

Usually 126 points should be enough to beat most teams, but the Bulls offered little opposition on the defensive end. The Jazz shot 53.9% from the field — including 45.7% from 3-point range — as the Bulls allowed 16 second-chance points and 60 points in the paint.

Donovan said miscommunication was an issue. The Bulls struggled to stay on the same page while navigating changes in coverage.

“We were in zone one time and we had one or two guys playing man,” Donovan said. “We’ve got to be able to really be locked in on what we’re doing. … There’s a lot of things like that that we’ve got to clean up and get better at, and it starts with the communication.”

4. Poor shooting balanced out in the second half.

The Bulls won’t stop shooting this season — regardless of how many shots are falling early. That held true Monday as they opened 2 of 10 behind the arc in the first quarter and 6 of 20 in the first half.

Despite the lackluster start, the Bulls maintained their shooting volume, finishing 14 of 37 (37.8%) to keep pace with the Jazz. White again anchored the long-range shooting, going 6 of 9 behind the arc for his fifth game this season with four or more 3-pointers.

5. Patrick Williams scored a season high — but fouled out in crunch time.

After failing to assert himself offensively early in the season, Williams recorded a season-high 13 points on 5-for-11 shooting. He scored the bulk of his points behind the 3-point arc, where he was 3 of 6.

But Williams couldn’t keep out of foul trouble on the other end, picking up his sixth with 3:07 remaining when he fouled John Collins as they scrambled for a loose ball. That left the Bulls without one of their best defenders for the closing stretch.

6. Matas Buzelis still can’t get extra minutes.

After a one-day stint with the Windy City Bulls for a scrimmage Saturday, Buzelis returned to the rotation Monday — but only for four second-quarter minutes. He missed his only shot and grabbed one rebound.

Despite another explanation from Donovan that the Bulls are prioritizing the rookie’s development through game action, Talen Horton-Tucker instead earned another lengthy rotation, logging 10 points, six rebounds and four assists in 28 minutes off the bench.

Horton-Tucker also played more than Dalen Terry (18 minutes) and Julian Phillips (16), two players whose development, like that of Buzelis, is a key emphasis this season.