NBA: Lauri Markkanen, Keyonte George propel Jazz past Nets

Lauri Markkanen scored 30 points, Keyonte George added 29 and hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 6:29 left in the fourth quarter and the Utah Jazz rallied for a 123-110 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday in New York.

Markkanen and George combined for 18 points in the fourth quarter as the Jazz outscored the Nets by a 42-20 margin.

George snapped a 98-all tie by sinking an open 3-pointer after Brice Sensabaugh intercepted rookie Danny Wolf's pass. A little over a minute later, George saw a 3-pointer bounce up and roll in the hoop for a 104-98 lead.

Markkanen sank a pair of threes in the game-ending 25-12 run, including a triple that pushed Utah's lead to 117-107 with 1:56 left.

Markkanen made 11 of 18 shots and added eight rebounds. George was 8 of 20 from the field but handed out 10 assists.

Kyle Filipowski contributed 15 points and eight rebounds while rookie Walter Clayton Jr. added 13 as the Jazz shot 50.6% and earned consecutive wins for the first time this season. Utah made 14 of 22 shots in the fourth quarter and sank six treys in the final 12 minutes.

The Nets dropped to 1-10 at home and were unable to win a third straight game for the first time this season. Brooklyn held out Michael Porter Jr. (back injury management) on the second night of a back-to-back.

Noah Clowney led the Nets with 29 points and Ziaire Williams scored 23. Wolf added 17 while rookie Ben Saraf and Nic Claxton chipped in 12 apiece.

The Nets shot 42.7% overall but were 7-for-19 in the fourth when they committed seven of their 18 turnovers.

Clowney scored 14 points, including an uncontested dunk as the Nets held a 29-20 lead through the opening quarter. The Nets took a 42-27 lead on a 3 by Williams with 7:14 left, saw it slip to three and took a 58-49 lead by halftime.

Markkanen's 3-point play forged a 72-72 tie with 6:35 left in the third and the Nets answered again by outscoring the Jazz 19-9 the rest of the quarter for a 90-81 lead into the fourth before the Jazz roared back down the stretch.

--Field Level Media/Reuters