Lauri Markkanen Makes History with 51 Points
The Utah Jazz played 2,155 regular-season games since Karl Malone scored 56 points in a win over Golden State on April 7, 1998. No Jazz player had topped the 50-point mark in a regular-season contest until Lauri Markkanen scored a career-high 51 in a 138-134 win over the Phoenix Suns.
Markkanen became the 97th player to score 50 points in NBA history. The Jazz needed all of his points, including two free throws with 1.9 seconds left in overtime, to clinch the win.
Markkanen played 45 minutes and became the focus of the Suns’ defensive efforts but said he wasn’t tired as he headed to the free-throw line.
He became the focus of the Suns’ defensive efforts but said he wasn’t tired.
Lauri Markkanen is first Jazz player to score 50 points since Karl Malone. Author summary: Lauri Markkanen scored 51 points.
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