Lauri Markkanen scored a career-high 51 points, the first Jazz player to reach 50 in the regular season since Karl Malone in 1998, and Utah beat the Phoenix Suns 138-134 in overtime on Monday night.

Another night, another 50-piece in the NBA. Utah Jazz star Lauri Markkanen dropped a career-high 51 points to lead the team to a 138-134 win over the Phoenix Suns on Monday night. That marked the first 50-point game by a member of the Jazz since Karl Malone did so back in 1998.

Lauri Markkanen scored a career-high 51 points with 14 rebounds to carry the Utah Jazz to a 138-134 overtime victory over the visiting Phoenix Suns on Monday night in Salt Lake City.

The Utah Jazz played 2,155 regular season games since Karl Malone scored 56 points in awin over Golden State on April 7, 1998.

PHOENIX -- The Phoenix Suns could be down two starters in their Monday night showdown against the Utah Jazz. On their injury report, Dillon Brooks is listed as questionable with right groin soreness while Jalen Green continues to miss action with his hamstring injury.

The Phoenix Suns erased an early 20-point deficit against the Utah Jazz before dropping a thrilling 138-134 overtime loss. Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen erupted for 51 points and 14 rebounds on 14-of-32 shooting,

In Saturday’s loss to Denver, Devin Booker led the way for Phoenix as he ended the game with 31 points and seven rebounds while Grayson Allen added 17 points, four rebounds and five assists of his own. Now the Suns will try to end their two-game losing skid on Monday night on the road as they travel to face the Jazz.

PHOENIX -- The Phoenix Suns (1-2) made the final determination on the status of Dillon Brooks heading into tonight's game against the Utah Jazz (1-1) after he popped up on the injury report as questionable with right groin soreness.

After a tough last-second loss on Friday at Sacramento, the Utah Jazz return home to host the Phoenix Suns on Monday night in Salt Lake City.