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Los Angeles Lakers at Utah Jazz

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Los Angeles Lakers
32-20, 13-14 Away
Final
119 - 131

Utah Jazz
13-40, 6-18 Home

Lauri Markkanen scores 32 points to lead Jazz past Lakers 131-119

Luka admits he felt rusty in loss to Jazz

Jordan Clarkson had 21 points, nine rebounds and seven assists to help Utah end a three-game slide. Keyonte George added 20 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds off the bench.

LeBron James finished with 18 points, seven assists and six rebounds for Los Angeles. Rui Hachimura scored a team-high 19 points and Luka Doncic added 16. Austin Reaves added 15 points and 11 assists.

Utah used a 19-6 run punctuated by back-to-back alley-oop dunks from Walker Kessler to take a 56-45 lead late in the second quarter. Kessler also dominated defensively before halftime with a season-high five blocks.

James and Reaves made back-to-back 3s off consecutive Jazz turnovers to cut the deficit to 74-69. The Lakers drew no closer.

Clarkson powered a 22-2 run with three straight layups and Kessler capped it with a tip-in dunk to extend Utah’s lead to 96-71 with 3:06 left in the third quarter. Los Angeles went five minutes with only one basket until Hachimura’s 3-pointer started a string of five straight field goals for the Lakers.

Takeaways Lakers: Bronny James scored a career-high nine points in the fourth quarter.

Jazz: Utah has won three of four at home, equaling its win total over the team’s first 20 home games.

Key moment Utah broke open a close game in the third quarter, scoring on eight straight possessions during its decisive 22-2 run.

Key stat Isaiah Collier dished out nine assists, marking his sixth straight game with nine or more.

Up next The Lakers host Charlotte on Feb. 19. Utah hosts the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

LAL win series 3-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 119 - 131
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 119 - 131
4th 15.1 Bronny James makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot 119 - 131
4th 33.1 Johnny Juzang makes 23-foot three point jumper 116 - 131
4th 49.1 Jordan Goodwin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bronny James assists) 116 - 128

Statistics

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41-92 FG 45-86
44.6 Field Goal % 52.3
20-50 3PT 15-41
40.0 Three Point % 36.6
17-30 FT 26-33
56.7 Free Throw % 78.8
45 Rebounds 48
14 Offensive Rebounds 11
31 Defensive Rebounds 37
31 Assists 30
5 Steals 10
3 Blocks 8
14 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 15
13 Fast Break Points 26
36 Points in Paint 54
20 Fouls 21
5 Largest Lead 25
Utah Jazz Utah Jazz Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Cody Williams, F Day-To-Day Mar 31
Collin Sexton, PG Day-To-Day Mar 31
Walker Kessler, C Day-To-Day Mar 31
Lauri Markkanen, PF Out Mar 30
Jordan Clarkson, PG Out Mar 27
Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Maxi Kleber, PF Out Feb 4

Game Information

Delta Center

Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 18,175 · Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 46 29 .613 - W2
Golden State 43 31 .581 2.5 W2
LA Clippers 43 32 .573 3 W1
Sacramento 36 39 .480 10 L2
Phoenix 35 40 .467 11 L3

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 63 12 .840 - W10
Denver 47 28 .627 16 W2
Minnesota 43 32 .573 20 W2
Portland 32 43 .427 31 L4
Utah 16 60 .211 47.5 L6
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