Lauri Markkanen scored a career-high 49 points and the Utah Jazz snapped a five-game losing streak with a 131-114 road win over the Houston Rockets on Thursday. Markkanen finished 15-for-27 from the floor and 13-for-13 from the free-throw line. The 25-year-old Finland native, whose previous high was 38 points, also corralled eight rebounds. Utah's Malik Beasley, who entered play fifth in the NBA in 3-pointers made despite making only five starts, shot 5 of 11 from behind the arc and scored 19 points. Jordan Clarkson also had 19 points for the Jazz. Utah shot 19 of 48 from deep as a team, with Markkanen going 6 of 15 on 3-point attempts. https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1611...Keep on reading: NBA: Lauri Markkanen’s career-high 49 help Jazz ground Rockets