Lauri Markkanen scored a career-high 51 points, the first Jazz player to reach 50 in the regular season since 1998, and Utah beat the Phoenix Suns 138-134 in overtime on Monday. Markkanen made all 17 of his free throws.

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And one of those additions, big man Jusuf Nurkic, has already ended up showing out in a big way through a limited sample size that's gained some considerable attention from his head coach, Will Hardy.

The Utah Jazz handled the Los Angeles Clippers with ease, establishing a 43-19 lead after the first quarter never letting go to get a victory in their regular season opener.

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The Jazz will play host to conference foe Phoenix. The teams square off Monday for the first time this season. Utah is 1-0 at home, and Phoenix is 0-2 on the road.

Walker Kessler led the Utah Jazz to a surprising win over the LA Clippers on Wednesday night and made NBA history in the process.

Utah Jazz Top Performers Walker Kessler – 22 PTS | 9 REB | 4 AST | 2 STL | 4 BLK | 2 3PM Lauri Makkanen – 20 PTS | 6 REB | 5 AST | 4 3PM LA Clippers Top Performers Ivica Zubac – 19 PTS | 7 REB James Harden – 15 PTS | 11 AST | 2 3PM The Utah Jazz improve to 1-0 on the season,