Lauri Markkanen's career-high 49 help Jazz ground Rockets

Lauri Markkanen scored a career-high 49 points, Malik Beasley added 19 off the bench, and the Utah Jazz snapped a five-game losing skid with a 131-114 road win over the Houston Rockets on Thursday.

Markkanen finished 15-for-27 from the floor and 13-for-13 from the free-throw line. Beasley, who entered play fifth in the NBA in 3-pointers made despite making only five starts, shot 5 of 11 from behind the arc. Markkanen, wh