SALT LAKE CITY -- — Keyonte George scored 30 points and Lauri Markkanen added 23 points and 10 rebounds to rally the Utah Jazz to a 124-115 victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday night.

Walker Kessler had 11 points and 17 rebounds, and Isaiah Collier added 12 points and 10 assists to help Utah snap a two-game skid.

Alperen Sengun led Houston with 27 points and 12 rebounds. Jalen Green added 25 points and 10 assists, and Amen Thompson had 23 points.

Aaron Holiday and Thompson made back-to-back 3-pointers to put the Rockets up 96-89. But the Jazz surged ahead for good behind a 21-5 run. Three straight baskets, capped by Cody Williams' layup, gave Utah a 110-101 lead with 5:59 left.

Sengun and Dillion Brooks each scored a pair of baskets to key an early 13-2 spurt that gave Houston a 45-40 lead midway through the second quarter.

Utah chipped away at the deficit, but did not retake a lead again until the third quarter when Markkanen bookended a string of four straight baskets that powered a 13-5 run. Kessler’s alley-oop dunk three possessions later punctuated that run and put the Jazz up 77-76.

Takeaways

Rockets: Houston committed only four turnovers over the first three quarters before coughing up the ball three times in the fourth.

Jazz: George propped up Utah’s struggling offense in the first half, scoring 20 points on 6-of-10 shooting before halftime.

Key moment

After falling behind by seven early in the fourth, the Jazz scored on six straight possessions and took the lead for good on a pull-up 3 from George.

Key stat

Utah outscored Houston 66-36 in the paint.

Up next

Houston hosts Milwaukee on Tuesday night. Utah hosts Portland on Monday night.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Alperen Sengun vs. Walker Kessler (Dillon Brooks gains possession)	0	0
11:47	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:42	Brice Sensabaugh defensive rebound	0	0
11:36	Brice Sensabaugh misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	0
11:33	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	0	0
11:17	Alperen Sengun misses 12-foot jump bank shot	0	0
11:16	Dillon Brooks offensive rebound	0	0
11:16	Dillon Brooks misses tip shot	0	0
11:15	Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound	0	0
11:08	Isaiah Collier misses two point shot	0	0
11:07	Walker Kessler offensive rebound	0	0
11:06	Walker Kessler makes tip shot	2	0
10:49	Alperen Sengun makes 13-foot jumper (Jalen Green assists)	2	2
10:25	KJ Martin misses 22-foot three point jumper	2	2
10:23	Walker Kessler offensive rebound	2	2
10:11	KJ Martin misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	2
10:08	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	2	2
9:58	Amen Thompson makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	2	4
9:45	Lauri Markkanen misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	4
9:43	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	2	4
9:36	Walker Kessler shooting foul	2	4
9:36	Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	2	5
9:36	Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	2	6
9:22	Lauri Markkanen misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	6
9:18	Dillon Brooks defensive rebound	2	6
9:04	Jalen Green makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	2	8
8:41	Lauri Markkanen misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	2	8
8:40	Rockets defensive team rebound	2	8
8:26	Jalen Green misses 13-foot step back jumpshot	2	8
8:25	KJ Martin defensive rebound	2	8
8:22	Brice Sensabaugh misses two point shot	2	8
8:21	Lauri Markkanen offensive rebound	2	8
8:20	Lauri Markkanen makes tip shot	4	8
8:06	Jalen Green bad pass (Isaiah Collier steals)	4	8
8:02	Isaiah Collier makes two point shot	6	8
7:50	Alperen Sengun misses 7-foot hook shot	6	8
7:48	KJ Martin defensive rebound	6	8
7:40	KJ Martin makes 23-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Collier assists)	9	8
7:27	Dillon Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	9	11
7:09	Walker Kessler makes 4-foot alley oop dunk shot (Isaiah Collier assists)	11	11
7:00	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	11
6:57	Walker Kessler defensive rebound	11	11
6:50	Brice Sensabaugh misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	11	11
6:48	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	11	11
6:35	Alperen Sengun makes layup (Dillon Brooks assists)	11	13
6:16	Isaiah Collier misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	11	13
6:14	Isaiah Collier offensive rebound	11	13
6:13	Isaiah Collier misses two point shot	11	13
6:11	Walker Kessler offensive rebound	11	13
6:11	Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul	11	13
6:11	Jazz Full timeout	11	13
6:11	Keyonte George enters the game for Brice Sensabaugh	11	13
6:11	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Amen Thompson	11	13
6:11	Cody Williams enters the game for Lauri Markkanen	11	13
6:11	Walker Kessler misses free throw 1 of 2	11	13
6:11	Jazz offensive team rebound	11	13
6:11	Walker Kessler makes free throw 2 of 2	12	13
5:56	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	12	13
5:53	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	12	13
5:50	Aaron Holiday misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	12	13
5:46	Walker Kessler defensive rebound	12	13
5:34	KJ Martin makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Isaiah Collier assists)	14	13
5:19	Alperen Sengun makes 15-foot jumper (Jalen Green assists)	14	15
5:05	Isaiah Collier misses 28-foot three point jumper	14	15
5:00	Jalen Green defensive rebound	14	15
4:56	KJ Martin shooting foul	14	15
4:56	Jalen Green makes free throw 1 of 2	14	16
4:56	Johnny Juzang enters the game for Isaiah Collier	14	16
4:56	Jeff Green enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	14	16
4:56	Jalen Green misses free throw 2 of 2	14	16
4:55	Walker Kessler defensive rebound	14	16
4:42	Cody Williams misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	14	16
4:38	Dillon Brooks defensive rebound	14	16
4:33	Jalen Green makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Dillon Brooks assists)	14	19
4:19	Johnny Juzang misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	19
4:18	Jazz offensive team rebound	14	19
4:18	Jock Landale enters the game for Alperen Sengun	14	19
4:05	Keyonte George makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	17	19
3:47	Dillon Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper	17	19
3:45	Rockets offensive team rebound	17	19
3:36	Jalen Green makes 26-foot three pointer	17	22
3:20	Cody Williams makes 8-foot two point shot	19	22
3:10	Jock Landale misses 26-foot three point jumper	19	22
3:06	Cody Williams defensive rebound	19	22
3:01	Johnny Juzang misses 22-foot three point shot	19	22
2:58	Walker Kessler offensive rebound	19	22
2:54	Keyonte George makes 24-foot three point jumper (Walker Kessler assists)	22	22
2:34	Jeff Green makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Dillon Brooks assists)	22	24
2:19	Keyonte George misses 29-foot three point jumper	22	24
2:17	Aaron Holiday defensive rebound	22	24
2:11	Walker Kessler blocks Aaron Holiday 's 5-foot two point shot	22	24
2:08	Cody Williams defensive rebound	22	24
2:05	Keyonte George makes two point shot	24	24
2:05	Jalen Green shooting foul	24	24
2:05	Rockets Full timeout	24	24
2:05	Lauri Markkanen enters the game for Walker Kessler	24	24
2:05	Kyle Filipowski enters the game for KJ Martin	24	24
2:05	Cam Whitmore enters the game for Jalen Green	24	24
2:05	Amen Thompson enters the game for Dillon Brooks	24	24
2:05	Keyonte George makes free throw 1 of 1	25	24
1:52	Aaron Holiday misses 26-foot three point jumper	25	24
1:49	Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound	25	24
1:41	Keyonte George misses 22-foot three point jumper	25	24
1:39	Aaron Holiday defensive rebound	25	24
1:36	Johnny Juzang shooting foul	25	24
1:36	Cam Whitmore misses free throw 1 of 2	25	24
1:36	Rockets offensive team rebound	25	24
1:36	Cam Whitmore makes free throw 2 of 2	25	25
1:22	Lauri Markkanen misses 5-foot hook shot	25	25
1:20	Aaron Holiday defensive rebound	25	25
1:17	Cam Whitmore out of bounds lost ball turnover	25	25
1:00	Keyonte George makes driving layup	27	25
49.1	Amen Thompson misses 9-foot two point shot	27	25
47.1	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	27	25
45.1	Jock Landale misses 11-foot two point shot	27	25
43.0	Johnny Juzang defensive rebound	27	25
34.1	Lauri Markkanen misses driving layup	27	25
32.1	Jeff Green defensive rebound	27	25
21.2	Jeff Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Holiday assists)	27	28
5.0	Aaron Holiday blocks Keyonte George 's 4-foot driving layup	27	28
2.1	Cody Williams offensive rebound	27	28
1.1	Kyle Filipowski makes 10-foot jumper (Cody Williams assists)	29	28
1.1	Jazz delay of game violation	29	28
0.0	Amen Thompson misses 47-foot three point jumper	29	28
0.0	Rockets offensive team rebound	29	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	28

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Venue

Delta Center

Salt Lake City, UT

Date & Time

2:30 AM, February 23, 2025

Coverage

KJZZ-TV, Space City Home Network, NBA League Pass

Attendance

18,175

Referees

Pat Fraher, Sean Wright, John Conley

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	43	16	.729	W11
Houston	37	22	.627	L1
Memphis	22	36	.379	W1
Dallas	21	38	.356	L2
New Orleans	19	42	.311	W4

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	46	15	.754	W1
Denver	37	23	.617	L1
Minnesota	37	23	.617	W2
Portland	29	32	.475	L1
Utah	18	42	.300	L5

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