SALT LAKE CITY — Lauri Markkanen scored a career-high 51 points to lead the Utah Jazz past the Phoenix Suns 138-124 in overtime.

Phoenix forced overtime with a miraculous comeback, erasing a seven-point deficit in the final 23 seconds of regulation. But the Suns couldn’t slow Markkanen, who dominated down the stretch.

Markkanen recorded the most points by a Jazz player in a regular-season game since Karl Malone scored 56 in 1998.

Markkanen, Kessler, George Thrive Against Suns

Markkanen delivered the performance of the night, stepping up in clutch moments. After a quiet finish in Friday’s loss to the Sacramento Kings, he took control late, scoring 20 points in the fourth quarter and overtime. He used his physical advantages to overpower a smaller Suns lineup.

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