SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Jazz suffered a 129-101 blowout loss to the Houston Rockets on Sunday afternoon.

Ace Bailey led the Jazz with 19 points on an efficient 8-of-12 shooting, but the team struggled to find easy baskets throughout the night.

Alperen Sengun paced the Rockets with 27 points on 10-of-15 shooting.

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Lauri Markkanen is coming back to Earth

After a brilliant start to the 2025-26 season, Lauri Markkanen has cooled off over his last five games.

The forward still averages 20.4 points during that stretch, but that’s a sharp drop from the 30.6 points he posted in his first 14 appearances. His shooting has also dipped, especially from three-point range, where he’s fallen from 38 percent to 23 percent, hitting just e

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