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Phoenix's Devin Booker went off for 49 points and 10 assists and
made a buzzer-beating shot, but his last-second basket was only
for two points after he grabbed an offensive rebound from a
missed 3-point attempt by Damion Lee.
Booker shot 16-for-31 from the floor and made all 15 of his
free-throw attempts while keeping the Suns in the game after
Phoenix fell behind by 19 points in the first quarter.
Markkanen made 15 of 18 field-goal attempts, including a key
20-foot turnaround jumper that gave Utah a three-point lead with
37.9 seconds remaining. The Jazz improved to 10-0 when he scores
18 or more points.
Malik Beasley helped carry part of the offensive load for the
Jazz, draining seven 3-pointers en route to scoring 27 points,
while Jordan Clarkson chipped in with 20 points. Mike Conley
added 13 points and 10 assists to help Utah, which shot a
sizzling 56 percent, bounce back from its first home loss on
Tuesday to the New York Knicks.
DeAndre Ayton logged 17 points and 10 rebounds, Cameron Payne
scored 17, Torrey Craig finished with 16 and Mikal Bridges had
13 for the Suns, who shot 52.1 percent.
The Jazz were on fire to start the game, rolling to a 19-3 lead
thanks to two early 3-pointers apiece by Clarkson and Conley.
The lead was stretched to 31-12 midway through the first
quarter.
Phoenix scored 19 of the next 23 points to pull within 35-31
over the next 4 1/2 minutes.
The Jazz were up by eight at halftime, but the margin was just
two after three quarters. In the fourth quarter, the Suns took
their first lead of the game, 121-120, when Lee sank his second
3-pointer of the game with 7:28 to go.
Utah responded with an Olynyk hoop and then a Clarkson layup.
Booker sliced Utah's lead to 130-128 by sinking two free throws
with 1:40 to play. Clarkson then scored before Ayton converted a
three-point play to get Phoenix within one with 1:01 left.
Markkanen then came through with his clutch hoop.
Conley forced Payne into a traveling turnover with 32.5 seconds
left, but the Suns got a rebound and called a timeout with 4.8
seconds remaining.
--Field Level Media
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