Keyonte George scored a career-high 39 points, Lauri Markkanen added 26 and Kevin Love had a season-best 20 to lead the visiting Utah Jazz to a 130-126 victory Friday over the Memphis Grizzlies.

Santi Aldama led the Grizzlies with 22 points and Ja Morant, returning from a lengthy injury absence, contributed 21 points and 10 assists. Cam Spencer added 20 points off the bench and went 6-for-6 from beyond the arc.

Morant played for the first time since mid-November. He had missed the team's previous 10 games with a right calf strain. While Memphis had Morant back in the lineup, it played without big man Zach Edey, who was diagnosed with a stress reaction in his left ankle earlier in the week. He will be evaluated in four weeks.

George dominated in the opening half. He made eight of his 13

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