Lauri Markkanen scored 29 points and Keyonte George added 28 to lead the Utah Jazz to a 133-125 victory over the Houston Rockets on Monday in Salt Lake City.

Jusuf Nurkic added 18 points and a team-high nine rebounds for the Jazz in a rematch of Houston's 129-101 win at Salt Lake City on Sunday. George had a team-high eight assists. Seven players scored in double figures to help Utah earn its second win in three games.

Kevin Durant led the Rockets with 32 points and nine rebounds. Alperen Sengun chipped in 31 points and 14 assists while Amen Thompson added 23 points, but their efforts were not enough to extend Houston's five-game road winning streak. The Rockets have won eight of their past 10 games overall.

The Rockets ended the third quarter on a 12-0 run to cut a 21-point deficit to

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