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For the first time in 27 years, a Utah Jazz player has scored 50 points in a regular-season game. They needed every one of them, too. Lauri Markkanen’s 51-point, 14-rebound performance pushed the Jazz to an overtime win over the Phoenix Suns on Monday.

Utah Jazz Top Performers Walker Kessler – 22 PTS | 9 REB | 4 AST | 2 STL | 4 BLK | 2 3PM Lauri Makkanen – 20 PTS | 6 REB | 5 AST | 4 3PM LA Clippers Top Performers Ivica Zubac – 19 PTS | 7 REB James Harden – 15 PTS | 11 AST | 2 3PM The Utah Jazz improve to 1-0 on the season,

Utah's road record dropped to 0-3 following Sunday's 126-103 loss to Charlotte. The Jazz played without center Walker Kessler, who returned to Utah before Sunday's game to get treatment for a left shoulder injury that could prevent him from playing in the final three games of Utah's five-game road trip.

It seemed like the Phoenix Suns were reintroducing themselves in their 118-96 win over the Utah Jazz on Friday night. In a season where chemistry and consistency have been some of the main storylines,

BOTTOM LINE: Utah looks to end its three-game slide with a victory over Boston. Boston went 61-21 overall a season ago while going 28-13 at home. The Celtics averaged 116.3 points per game last season, 41.2 in the paint, 15.6 off of turnovers and 11.9 on fast breaks.

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Lauri Markkanen was unstoppable against the Suns on Monday, and he made Jazz history as a result of his latest heater.