Devin Booker called out the Suns’ slow starts after their 138-134 loss to the Jazz, saying Phoenix “needed this one."

The Phoenix Suns have dropped their last three games, all on the road, after winning their season opener at home.

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After the Suns’ loss to the Jazz, Devin Booker praised Mark Williams’ energy and effort, saying the young center was “all over the place” and giving Phoenix a spark inside.

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.

Though it's extremely early in the season, the Suns' 111 points per game ranks bottom five in the NBA while they have the worst point differential in the league at -15.

The Utah Jazz played 2,155 regular season games since Karl Malone scored 56 points in awin over Golden State on April 7, 1998. No Jazz player had topped the 50-point mark until Lauri Markkanen scored a career-high 51 in a 138-134 win over the Phoenix Suns on Monday night.

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In Saturday’s loss to Denver, Devin Booker led the way for Phoenix as he ended the game with 31 points and seven rebounds while Grayson Allen added 17 points, four rebounds and five assists of his own. Now the Suns will try to end their two-game losing skid on Monday night on the road as they travel to face the Jazz.

Tyrese Maxey was on fire Monday night, dropping 43 points on the Orlando Magic in an upset victory at home. He hit 15-of-32 from the field, 4-of-11 from behind the 3-point line and 9-of-10 from the free-throw line, while adding eight assists, four rebounds, a steal and just one turnover in his 42 minutes.