Nets’ Stunning Fourth-Quarter Meltdown Hands Jazz Shocking 123-110 Victory

Wow, now that was a fourth-quarter surge for the ages! Utah Jazz flipped the script in a BIG way Thursday night, unleashing a 42-20 blitz that left the Brooklyn Nets reeling. Lauri Markkanen dropped a cool 30 points, while Keyonte George chipped in 29, nearly shouldering the entire Nets offense by themselves in that decisive stretch. Trailing by 15 at halftime—most folks would’ve called it a wrap—but not these Jazz guys. Oh no, they came storming back with the kind of fire that gets fans jumping outta their seats. Meanwhile, the Nets, sans their top scorer Michael Porter Jr., saw their two-game winning streak snapped in pretty emphatic fashion. This game wasn’t just a win—it was a statement. Jazz stay hot, Nets left wondering “what if?” I gotta say, the energy and execution in that fourth quarter was something special—pure basketball poetry if you ask me. LEARN MORE

NEW YORK (AP) — Lauri Markkanen scored 30 points, Keyonte George had 29 and the Utah Jazz used a huge fourth quarter to beat the Brooklyn Nets 123-110 on Thursday night.

The Jazz outscored the Nets 42-20 in the final quarter after trailing by 15 points in the first half. Markkanen and George nearly outscored the Nets by themselves, combining for 18 points.

Kyle Filipowski had 15 points and Walter Clayton Jr. added 13 off the bench for Utah, which shot 14 for 22 (63.6%) in the fourth.

Noah Clowney scored 29 points and Ziaire Williams had 23 off the bench for Nets, who had their two-game winning streak snapped.

With the game tied at 98 with 6:29 remaining, George hit consecutive 3-pointers. Williams answered with a three that made it 104-101.

On the ensuing possession, Tyrese Martin turned the ball over after stepping out of bounds and Bryce Sensabaugh was fouled on a three-point attempt and made two free throws to extend the lead 106-101.

Filipowski then connected on another three-pointer and Markkanen followed with one of his own after Clowney’s layup with 3:39 to play to make it 112-103.

The Nets rested leading scorer Michael Porter Jr. for injury management in the second game of a back-to-back. Porter, who is averaging 25.3 points, scored 33 and had 10 rebounds in Wednesday’s win at Chicago.