Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen (23) lays the ball up while contested by New Orleans Pelicans guard Trey Murphy III (25) in the first half during an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Isaac Hale) SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Malik Beasley made five 3-pointers and scored 21 points, and the Utah Jazz cooled off Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans with a 121-100 victory on Tuesday night. Williamson scored 26 points in 26 minutes and Jonas Valanciunas scored 15, but the Pelicans’ seven-game winning streak was snapped. Only one of those wins came on the road, where New Orleans is 6-6. After missing three games with an illness, Utah’s Lauri Markkanen showed little rust in scoring 19 points, and Nickeil Alexander-Walker also scored 19 and had a season-high six assists for the Jazz. “You don’t want to beat yourself when a team’s already so good. You want to make it as small a game as possible. You do that by rebounding, deflecting balls, making an extra pass and getting back on defense — just playing with extra effort,” Alexander-Walker said. The Pelicans moved to the top of the Western Conference by creating