SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Donovan Mitchell scored 29 factors and Rudy Gobert had 25 factors and 17 rebounds because the Utah Jazz snapped a five-game dropping streak with a 122-109 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday evening.
Jordan Clarkson scored 19 factors, Mike Conley added 18 and Bojan Bogdanovic 11 in his return from harm because the Jazz continued their battle to remain out of a Western Convention play-in sport.
Utah led wire-to-wire, the fourth sport of the season through which it by no means trailed. However, the Lakers stayed inside putting distance till Gobert slammed down Mitchell’s miss to make it 120-104 with 2:54 to play.
Russell Westbrook scored 24 factors and Dwight Howard had 21 factors and 14 rebounds for the Lakers, who have been with out LeBron James (ankle sprain) and Anthony Davis (foot sprain). Howard even hit a step-back 3-pointer as he reached double figures for the second time in his final 12 video games.
Lakers have dropped 5 of six and are 4-14 since beating the Jazz on Feb. 16.
Utah’s dropping streak included a demoralizing defeat through which it blew a 25-point lead in opposition to the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday. The Jazz have misplaced 14 video games this season through which they held double-digit leads.
When the Lakers closed to 113-103 on Talen Horton-Tucker‘s 3-pointer, a audible nervous buzz grew among the many Jazz devoted as they anticipated one other collapse. However, Lakers could not constantly get sufficient stops to make it attention-grabbing.
Each groups have been weighed down by disappointing losses and unrealized expectations. A few of the dropoff has been because of accidents, as James has missed three of the Lakers’ final 4 video games and Davis has been out for 18 video games.
Utah’s dropping methods have corresponded with Bogdanovic’s nine-game absence with a calf pressure and Home’s knee bruise. Hassan Whiteside has additionally been out with a foot sprain throughout three video games of the skid and missed the Lakers sport.
The Jazz have been capable of get into transition and outscored Los Angeles 14-2 on quick breaks. Not solely did the Jazz stymie the Lakers on the transfer, they took away the perimeter pictures as Los Angeles made simply seven 3-pointers.
The Jazz are 28-11 on the season once they have their beginning lineup of Conley, Mitchell, Bogdanovic, Royce O’Neale and Gobert.
TIP-INS
Lakers: Trevor Ariza had a season-high two blocked pictures. . The Lakers went 34 for 58 from 2-point vary. . Malik Monk scored 14 and Carmelo Anthony added 12.
Jazz: Utah had one turnover within the first quarter, which got here with 17.6 seconds left. . Gobert, who had been barking on the officers all sport, lastly obtained a technical within the third quarter. . The Jazz, who goal to rise up 40-plus 3-point makes an attempt a sport, made 15 of 44 from past the arc.
UP NEXT
Lakers: Host the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday.
Jazz: Go to the Golden State Warriors on Saturday.
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