National Basketball Association
L.A. Lakers 119, Utah 104
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, April 14, 2014
Where: Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials:
#11 Derrick Collins, #22 Bill Spooner, #34 Kevin Cutler
Attendance:
19911
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Lakers 119, Jazz 104: Nick Young fell two points shy of his career high by scoring 41 points on 14-of-23 shooting as visiting Los Angeles defeated Utah to snap a seven-game skid.
Jodie Meeks added 23 points and Jordan Hill tallied 21 as the Lakers (26-55) assured they won’t finish last in the Western Conference. Kendall Marshall posted 15 assists and Wesley Johnson and Robert Sacre scored 12 points apiece.
Alec Burks scored 22 points on 8-of-10 shooting and Gordon Hayward added 21 for the Jazz (24-57), who have lost five straight games and clinched the worst record in the West. Enes Kanter contributed 19 points and 12 rebounds and Trey Burke had 17 points.
Young drained a 3-pointer with two seconds left in the third quarter to begin a stretch in which he scored 12 points during a 14-0 run that culminated with another 3-pointer and gave the Lakers a 97-86 advantage with 8:03 remaining. The run concluded as a 26-3 spurt with Meeks’ basket making it 109-89 with 4:43 left as Los Angeles held the Jazz to 18 fourth-quarter points.
Utah led by 13 points early in the second quarter before Los Angeles tallied the final 12 points of the half for a 57-51 lead at the break. The Jazz recovered to take a one-point lead on a basket by Burks just past the midway point of the third and the score was knotted at 86 entering the final stanza.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Jazz last won 25 or fewer games when they went 25-57 in 1981-82. … Young was 6-of-11 from 3-point range while topping his previous season high of 40, set against Portland on April 1. … Kanter was 8-of-12 from the field while recording his fourth consecutive double-double.
Top Game Performances
L.A. Lakers |
|
Utah |
Nick Young 41 |
Scoring |
Alec Burks 22 |
Kendall Marshall 15 |
Assists |
Trey Burke 7 |
Robert Sacre 9 |
Rebounds |
Enes Kanter 12 |
Nick Young 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Gordon Hayward 6 |
Wesley Johnson 5 |
Steals |
Trey Burke 1 |
Wesley Johnson 3 |
Blocks |
Derrick Favors 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
L.A. Lakers
|
119 |
54.9 |
10-24 |
19-22 |
31 |
36 |
6 |
11 |
13 |
Utah
|
104 |
51.9 |
6-19 |
14-20 |
25 |
37 |
4 |
5 |
18 |
Upcoming Games
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Utah will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Jazz have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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L.A. Lakers will play their next game on the road against San Antonio. The Lakers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.