Keyonte George hit five 3 points and got 30 points to lift Utah Jazz to a victory 124-115 over the visiting Houston Rockets on Saturday night in Salt Lake City.
Lauri Markkanen broke out of a decline and got 23 points with 10 returns, and Walker Kessler drew in 17 returns with 11 points, three assists and two blocked shots for Utah.
Jazz shot 50 percent-trot a 13-for-27 freeast performance-to bounce back from a 23-point loss to Oklahoma City on Friday night to pick up his seventh home victory this season.
The Alperen Sengun amounted to 27 points, 12 returns and seven assists for the rockets, who also played in a back-to-back after hitting Minnesota in Houston on Friday night.
Jalen Green contributed 25 points and 10 assists, while Amen Thompson added 22 points and nine boards when the rockets lost for the second time in three matches.
Houston had a seven-point lead early in the fourth quarter after 3-points by Thompson and Aaron Holiday when Utah turned things for his 14th victory this season.
The jazz went on a 16-2 driving and regained the lead early in the fourth on a George 3-pointer and then grabbed a seven-point edge after Johnny Juzang got a bucket after a Brice Sensabaugh 3.
The jazz took its biggest lead, 119-107, with just over three minutes left when Isaiah Collier covered a 30-11 run with a point trip.
Houston made five straight to reduce the deficit to seven, but Markkanen hit a Big 3 to regain the double -digit advantage.
Collier finished with a double double, noted 12 points and 10 assists, while Sensabaugh also got 12. KJ Martin added 11 points and Cody Williams had nine points and six returns from the bench.
George, who stopped beating 10 out of 17 shots and 5 out of 8 3 points, got 20 points during the first half when Utah held it close. The jazz was up 29-28 after the first, with the rockets that took an advantage of 62-56 in the dressing room.
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