Monday night, it was Lauri Markkanen's turn — he dropped 51 points on the Suns, leading the Jazz to an overtime win at home. Maybe the hottest trend in the NBA this young season — right up there with every team trying to steal a page from the Pacers' book and pressuring the ball full court — is high-scoring individual games.

Such a night prompted Jazz head coach Will Hardy to hand his due credit to Markkanen after the win, saying that the star forward has gotten better every season that he's been in the building, and that even without being a vocal leader, he sets the tone for the roster in a major way.

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The Thunder have several bench players who would likely start elsewhere, and they could own as many as three first-round picks in the 2026 NBA Draft. With the Utah Jazz still seemingly in a rebuild, Bleacher Report's Andy Bailey named Lauri Markkanen a “realistic target” for Oklahoma City.

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Utah hosts the Portland Trail Blazers after Lauri Markkanen scored 51 points in the Utah Jazz's 138-134 overtime victory against the Phoenix Suns

Lauri Markkanen anotó un récord personal de 51 puntos, siendo el primer jugador del Jazz en alcanzar 50 en la temporada regular desde Karl Malone en 1998, y Utah venció 138-134 a los Suns de Phoenix en tiempo extra el lunes por la noche.