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12/12 22:04 CST Keyonte George scores a career-high 39 points as Jazz beat Grizzlies 130-126 Keyonte George scores a career-high 39 points as Jazz beat Grizzlies 130-126 By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) --- Keyonte George scored a career-high 39 points, including the final six points for Utah, as the Jazz beat Memphis 130-126 on Friday night in Ja Morant's return to the Grizzlies' lineup. The score was tied at 126 with just under a minute left when George hit a 22-footer to put Utah ahead for good. He converted two more free throws with 6.8 seconds left for the final margin as the Jazz snapped a two-game skid. Lauri Markkanen had 26 points and nine rebounds, and Kevin Love added 20 --- including 13 in the third quarter --- as the Jazz stayed within striking distance. George also had eight assists. Santa Aldama scored 22 points to lead Memphis, and Morant --- who missed the previous 10 games with a right calf sprain --- added 21 points and 10 assists. Cam Spencer finished with 20, including making all six of his 3-pointers. Memphis held a 64-61 lead at halftime despite George tallying 27 points. Neither team led by double digits in the first two quarters. Memphis held double-digit leads in the third quarter, but a pair of 3-pointers by Kevin Love in the final minute of the third, part of him scoring 13 in the quarter. gave the Jazz a 103-97 lead entering the fourth. Utah had lost seven of the last 10. The three recent losses were by at least 28 points. Memphis entered the game at 11-13 and has feasted on sub-.500 teams. Of those 11 wins, only one --- a 114-113 victory at Phoenix on Oct. 29 --- came against a team above .500. Six of those teams are below the Grizzlies in the Western Conference standings.

Up next Jazz: Host Dallas on Monday to open a three-game homestand. Grizzlies: At the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday. ___ AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA

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