Lauri Markkanen scored 31 points, and the Utah Jazz went on a 13-4 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Orlando Magic 131-124 to end a 4-game losing streak.
It was tied at 99 when Simone Fontecchio’s 2 free throws put the Jazz ahead for good with 10:40 left. He scored 7 points and Kris Dunn added 6 as they pulled away to a 112-103 lead with 6:47 left.
The Magic got within 124-123 on Paolo Banchero’s 3-pointer with 52 seconds to play, but Walker Kessler answered with a three-point play, and the Magic got no closer than 127-124.
Markkanen’s 11-foot floater with 10.8 seconds left made it 129-124 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Jazz outscored the Magic 17-6. Markkanen scored 5 of the Jazz’s 17 on 2 for 3 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line. Early in the fourth quarter, Dunn had 2 of his 3 steals in 27 seconds, and the Jazz scored 3 points off them.
Talen Horton-Tucker had 23 points (14 in the paint) and 8 assists, and Fontecchio added 17 points and 3 steals off the bench. The Jazz had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Magic, Banchero had 26 points and 8 rebounds, and Markelle Fultz added a season-high 25 points (7 during a 12-0 run in the third quarter) and 6 assists on 9 for 13 shooting. Franz Wagner scored 24 points. Banchero scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter. The Magic had 3 20-point scorers.
The Jazz shot 55.7% from the field to the Magic’s 46.8%. The Magic outscored the Jazz 29-13 off turnovers. The Jazz’s starters outscored the Magic 47-35 in 15 minutes together.