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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4 Sports) – What a difference 48 hours make.
On Monday, the L.A. Lakers blew away the Utah Jazz in Luka Doncic’ Laker debut. But Wednesday in Salt Lake City, it was all Jazz.
Lauri Markkanen scored 32 points and had a season-high three steals to lead the Jazz to a 131-119 victory, ending the Lakers’ six-game winning streak.
Utah has won three of four at home, equaling its win total over the team’s first 20 home games.
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.
“You can see it in the pace of the game,” George said. “Obviously, Lauri imposed his will early on, and we just fed off the energy.”
Isaiah Collier dished out nine assists, marking his sixth straight game with nine or more.
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.
“We just felt like we owe them one a little bit,” said Collins, who scored 17 points and pulled down eight rebounds. “We went into Crypto, and obviously there was lot of a lot of hype around the game. We just wanted to come out and redeem ourselves back at home.”
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.
Utah broke open a close game in the third quarter, scoring on eight straight possessions during its decisive 22-2 run.
“Just kind of the fly around factor was way different tonight than it was in the last game,” said Jazz head coach Will Hardy. “It always makes you feel good when the team shows the ability to learn and bounce back.”
Bronny James scored a career-high nine points in the fourth quarter for the Lakers.
Utah plays its final game before the All-Star break Thursday at home against the L.A. Clippers.