National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
L.A. Lakers 96, Utah 85
When: 10:30 PM ET, Friday, April 1, 2011
Where: Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials: #71 Rodney Mott, #22 Bill Spooner, #66 Haywoode Workman
Attendance: 19911
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Kobe Bryant scored 21 points and the visiting Los Angeles Lakers continued their extraordinary post-All-Star Game roll by winning their ninth consecutive game, 96-85 over the Utah Jazz on Friday night.

The Lakers (55-20) are 17-1 since the All-Star Break and have pulled to just 1½ games behind the struggling San Antonio Spurs (57-19), losers of six straight, for first place in the West.

Pau Gasol had 16 points and nine rebounds, Lamar Odom scored 16, Derek Fisher had 15 and Andrew Bynum 11.

Los Angeles was playing without forward Matt Barnes, who served a one-game suspension as part of an altercation Thursday night against Dallas.

C.J. Miles led Utah with 24 points, Al Jefferson had 17 points and 10 rebounds and Paul Millsap scored 16.

The Jazz (36-40) were without guards Raja Bell, Devin Harris and Ronnie Price, forward Andrei Kirilenko and center Mehmet Okur.
Top Game Performances
 
L.A. Lakers   Utah
Kobe Bryant 21 Scoring CJ Miles 24
Steve Blake 4 Assists Al Jefferson 5
Pau Gasol 9 Rebounds Al Jefferson 10
Kobe Bryant 7 Free Throws Made CJ Miles 8
Steve Blake 1 Steals Paul Millsap 3
Andrew Bynum 3 Blocks Derrick Favors 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
L.A. Lakers 96 47.9 7-18 21-30 18 39 5 2 10
Utah 85 41.5 2-10 15-18 15 44 6 5 14
Upcoming Games
  • Utah will play their next game on the road against Sacramento. The Jazz have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • L.A. Lakers will play their next game at home against Denver. The Lakers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.