Lauri Markkanen Leads Third-Quarter Comeback Against Orlando

SALT LAKE CITY – Lauri Markkanen played all over the court in the third quarter as the Utah Jazz closed the Orlando Magic’s lead.

Markkanen scored seven in the third quarter.

if you harm one curl on that man’s head,,,#Pura3Pointer | @pura pic.twitter.com/AHm4pWu7ET

— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) November 3, 2023

In addition to the three, Markkanen threw down two highlight dunks.

The Jazz trailed by eight at halftime. They closed that to four going into the final quarter.

🇫🇮 𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐯𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐚 🇫🇮#TakeNote | @MarkkanenLauri pic.twitter.com/eR106hWLbJ

— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) November 3, 2023

Ömer Yurtseven also came to play for Utah after the break.

He scored seven points on 3/3 from the field.

Yurtseven spotted up in the corner and splashed a three off of the pass from Jordan Clarkson.

♨️ found the hot hand ♨️ pic.twitter.com/It4IEdsUIk

— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) November 3, 2023

Jazz Look For Back-To-Back Wins As They Face Ingles, Magic

The Utah Jazz will look to win consecutive games for the first time this season when they host Joe Ingles and the Orlando Magic on Thursday night.

The Jazz beat the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday to move to 2-3 on the season.

Orlando comes into Utah having lost back-to-back games in the middle of their four-game road trip.

The Jazz opened their two-game homestand with a blowout 133-109 win over the Grizzlies fueled by 23 points from reserve guard Collin Sexton.

The @utahjazz snapped their two-game losing streak with a blowout win over the @memgrizz.

Is Memphis the first team to blink the Western Conference Playoff Race?#takenote https://t.co/uokjNOxcLp

— KSL Sports (@kslsports) November 2, 2023

Six different Jazz players knocked down multiple threes as the team shot a season-best 22-43 from downtown.

Sexton, Lauri Markkanen, and Jordan Clarkson each knocked down four threes in the win.

After hosting Orlando, the Jazz embark on a four-game midwestern road trip through Minnesota, Chicago, Indiana, and Memphis.

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Chandler Holt is a co-host for the Jazz Notes podcast and a Digital Sports Producer for KSLSports.com, specializing in all things basketball and football. Follow Chandler on Twitter @ChandlerHoltKSL or on Threads @chandlerho1t.

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