Donovan Mitchell added 26 points while Rudy Gobert chipped in 12 points, 16 rebounds and five assists. Six players scored in double figures to lead the Jazz (45-33) to their third straight win.
Utah is tied with San Antonio for fourth place in the Western Conference, a half-game up on Oklahoma City, a game ahead of Minnesota and 1 1/2 games in front of New Orleans.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Kyle Kuzma each scored 26 points to lead the Lakers.
Los Angeles (33-44) hung tough with Utah despite only having nine players available. Brandon Ingram missed his second straight game (concussion) and Lonzo Ball was sidelined for a third consecutive game (left knee contusion).
Los Angeles scored on nine straight possessions to open the game. The Lakers made eight straight baskets without a miss to open up a 20-11 lead. Kuzma did most of the damage in that stretch, hitting all four of his first quarter baskets.
The Jazz cut the deficit to 22-20 on a turnaround jumper from Mitchell. Utah couldn't erase the lead entirely. Mitchell gave the ball away on two separate bad passes in less than a minute and Los Angeles scored off each turnover.
The Lakers eventually built up a double-digit lead early in the second quarter. They went ahead 43-31 behind a 9-0 run capped by a floater from Tyler Ennis.
That lead didn't last long once Rubio took over just before halftime. Rubio scored 15 points over the final 6:28 of the second quarter. He capped it off with baskets on back-to-back possessions in the final minute to give Utah a 65-60 halftime lead. Rubio had 25 first-half points, a season-high for any Jazz player.
The Jazz eventually built up a 15-point lead in the third quarter, going up 91-76 when Mitchell drained back-to-back 3-pointers. Los Angeles still had a run left in it.
The Lakers cut it to 95-91 on Josh Hart's jumper to open the fourth quarter, but could get no closer. Utah reclaimed a 113-102 lead on an Ingles 3-pointer with 2:26 left.
--Field Level Media
L.A. Lakers | Utah | |
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 28 | Scoring | Ricky Rubio 31 |
Julius Randle 9 | Assists | Ricky Rubio 8 |
Julius Randle 12 | Rebounds | Rudy Gobert 16 |
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 7 | Free Throws Made | Ricky Rubio 7 |
Tyler Ennis 2 | Steals | Jae Crowder 3 |
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 1 | Blocks | Rudy Gobert 3 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
L.A. Lakers | 110 | 48.6 | 14-28 | 24-36 | 23 | 39 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
Utah | 117 | 48.3 | 14-33 | 17-27 | 29 | 47 | 5 | 10 | 14 |