Markkanen scores 31, Jazz beat Magic to end four-game skid – Cache Valley Daily
Utah Jazz’s Simone Fontecchio, right, makes a move to get around Orlando Magic’s Franz Wagner, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, March 9, 2023, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Lauri Markkanen scored 31 points, Talen Horton-Tucker added 23 and the Utah Jazz snapped a four-game losing streak with a 131-124 win over the Orlando Magic on Thursday night. Simone Fontecchio scored 17 points for Utah, and rookie Walker Kessler’s 13 points and 10 rebounds included a crucial three-point play with 35 seconds left after the Magic had cut their deficit to one point. Paolo Banchero scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter for the Magic, who lost their third straight. Markelle Fultz had 25 points and six assists and Franz Wagner added 24 points for Orlando. Utah made its first six shots of the second half — two by Markkannen — to extend its lead to 15 points, its largest of the game. Fultz responded with 13 points over the next seven minutes, leading a 29-10 outburst that gave the Magic a four point lead. The Jazz led by a point early in the fourth quarter when
