Jusuf Nurkic was part of a trade that sent Deandre Ayton to the Portland Trail Blazers in 2023, but was traded last season.

For the first time in 27 years, a Utah Jazz player has scored 50 points in a regular-season game. They needed every one of them, too. Lauri Markkanen’s 51-point, 14-rebound performance pushed the Jazz to an overtime win over the Phoenix Suns on Monday.

BOTTOM LINE: Phoenix aims to break its four-game slide when the Suns take on Utah. Phoenix finished 36-46 overall and 22-30 in Western Conference action last season. The Suns averaged 7.2 steals, 4.8 blocks and 13.2 turnovers per game last season.

Lauri Markkanen scored a career-high 51 points, the first Jazz player to reach 50 in the regular season since Karl Malone in 1998, and Utah beat the Phoenix Suns 138-134 in overtime on Monday night.

In Monday's overtime win over the Suns, Markkanen became the first Jazz player to score at least 50 points since 1998.

The Jazz initially unveiled the original red-to-orange gradient red rock-inspired City Edition jerseys ahead of the 2017-18 season. Variations of the same gradient were worn by the team through the 2019-20 season, per Basketball Jersey Archive.

Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch Utah Jazz vs Phoenix Suns NBA game, plus plenty more. The Jazz will face off against the Suns in an exciting NBA game on Monday, October 27, 2025, at 9:00 pm ET or 6:00 pm PT at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Suns (1-3) went winless in their three-game road trip, losing the final one in overtime, 138-134, against the Utah Jazz at Delta Center on Oct. 27. Phoenix will be without Dillon Brooks for a second straight game with right groin soreness,