Game ID: 22300042
Utah Jazz @ Los Angeles Lakers
Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at 10:00 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAL 32 30 40 29 131UTA 17 24 34 24 99
LAL vs UTA ScoutingLAL vs UTA Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
LAL availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 6 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 11/08 after 4, 26 min since (97% of 27)
BACK Prince back 11/06 after 2, 32 min since (119% of 27)
BACK Hayes back 11/10 after 2, 6 min since (48% of 12)
NEW Reddish 20 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Wood 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Christie 14 to 20 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 11/15 · back-to-backOUT Vincent missed 7 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 11/08 after 4, 26 min since (95% of 27)
BACK Prince back 11/06 after 2, 31 min since (117% of 27)
BACK Hayes back 11/10 after 2, 11 min since (90% of 12)
NEW Reddish 20 to 29 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 8 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 11/08 after 4, 24 min since (89% of 27)
BACK Hayes back 11/10 after 2, 12 min since (95% of 12)
NEW Reddish 20 to 29 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 9 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 11/10 after 2, 11 min since (90% of 12)
NEW Reddish 20 to 31 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/21 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 10 since 11/01, out tonight
NEW Reddish 20 to 33 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/22 · back-to-backOUT Vanderbilt missed 2 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 11 since 11/01, out tonight
NEW Reddish 20 to 26 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/25 · 2 days' restOUT Vanderbilt missed 3 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 12 since 11/01, out tonight
NEW Reddish 20 to 27 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 11/27 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 2 since 11/22, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 4 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 13 since 11/01, out tonight
NEW Christie 14 to 21 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 11/29 · 1 day's restOUT Hachimura missed 2 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Reddish missed 3 since 11/22, returns tonight: 20 min (95% of 20)
OUT Vanderbilt missed 5 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 14 since 11/01, out tonight
NEW Christie 14 to 27 min over the last 4
UTA availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Hendricks missed 8 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 8 since 10/27, out tonight
UTA availability going into 11/14 · 3 days' restOUT Kessler missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 9 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 9 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Yurtseven missed 2 since 11/08, returns tonight: 1 min (6% of 11)
UTA availability going into 11/17 · 2 days' restOUT Kessler missed 3 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 10 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 10 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Yurtseven back 11/14 after 2, 1 min since (6% of 11)
UTA availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 4 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 11 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 11 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Yurtseven back 11/14 after 2, 1 min since (6% of 11)
UTA availability going into 11/21 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 5 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 12 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 12 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Yurtseven missed 2 since 11/17, returns tonight: 17 min (147% of 11)
NEW Markkanen 33 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Collins 28 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Agbaji 20 to 28 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 11/22 · back-to-backOUT Kessler missed 6 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 13 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 13 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Yurtseven back 11/14 after 2, 9 min since (77% of 11)
NEW Collins 28 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Agbaji 20 to 27 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 11/25 · 2 days' restOUT Kessler missed 7 since 11/08, returns tonight: 21 min (90% of 23)
OUT Hendricks missed 14 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 14 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Yurtseven back 11/14 after 2, 11 min since (97% of 11)
NEW Collins 28 to 34 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 11/27 · 1 day's restOUT Hendricks missed 15 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 15 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Kessler back 11/25 after 7, 21 min since (90% of 23)
BACK Yurtseven back 11/21 after 2, 20 min since (174% of 11)
UTA availability going into 11/29 · 1 day's restOUT Markkanen missed 2 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 16 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 16 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Kessler back 11/25 after 7, 23 min since (101% of 23)
BACK Yurtseven back 11/21 after 2, 20 min since (179% of 11)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 108, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 26 free throws a game; James at 29 and Davis at 20 a game. They have won the glass by 5 a night. Without Vincent (10 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 125, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Clarkson at 30 and Markkanen at 26 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Kessler (5 straight), Hendricks (12 straight), Sensabaugh (12 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 108 a night to Utah's 125. Call it the Lakers 120, Utah 114.
11/14 vs MEM 134-107 — LAL notes
LAL won 134-107. LAL shot 58% (47 of 81) to MEM's 37%, 22 of 35 from three, and went to the line 24 times to MEM's 12 — 18 points from the stripe to their 9. LAL turned it over 18 times to MEM's 9, and MEM turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 54-33 for them. Russell led with 24 (8 of 12, 6 of 8 from three); Hachimura added 23, Davis 19. The hinge was Q2, 37-25: a lead of 11 became 23, and the lead reached 31. Russell was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
11/15 vs SAC 110-125 — LAL notes
LAL lost 110-125. LAL shot 51% (42 of 83) to SAC's 50%, 11 of 29 from three. LAL turned it over 23 times to SAC's 15, and SAC turned those into 20 steals. James led with 28 (9 of 15, 3 of 7 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Russell added 28, Reddish 16. Q4 was theirs, 30-21, the deficit cut from 24 to 15, but the other 3 periods went 104-80 against them. Prince's -24 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/17 @ POR 107-95 — LAL notes
LAL won 107-95. LAL shot 49% (40 of 81) to POR's 40%, 12 of 29 from three. James led with 35 (13 of 22, 5 of 9 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Davis added 16, Russell 14. The hinge was Q1, 30-23: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 17. James was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
11/19 vs HOU 105-104 — LAL notes
LAL won 105-104. LAL shot 47% (39 of 83) to HOU's 49%, 6 of 29 from three, and went to the line 29 times to HOU's 10 — 21 points from the stripe to their 8. James led with 37 (14 of 19, 2 of 5 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Davis added 27, Reaves 17. The hinge was Q3, 32-20: LAL came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 6. LAL trailed 49-55 at the half and won the second half 56-49.
11/21 vs UTA 131-99 — LAL notes
LAL won 131-99. LAL shot 57% (49 of 86) to UTA's 39%, 11 of 29 from three, and went to the line 27 times to UTA's 16 — 22 points from the stripe to their 12. The glass went 52-42 for them. Davis led with 26 (11 of 14); Russell added 20, Reaves 19. The hinge was Q1, 32-17: from level to 15 ahead, and the lead reached 39. Davis was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
11/22 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 106, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; James at 27 and Davis at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. They have won the glass by 7 a night. Without Vanderbilt (2 straight), Vincent (11 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 127, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Irving at 28 and Dončić at 26 a game. Without Kleber (6 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 106 a night to Dallas's 127 and the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-7 a night and Dallas minus-2. Call it the Lakers 120, Dallas 115.
11/25 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 110, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Garland at 25 and Eva. Mobley at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Mitchell (4 straight), Okoro (9 straight). 2 days' rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 105, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; James at 29 and Davis at 18 a game. Without Vanderbilt (3 straight), Vincent (12 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Cleveland 111, the Lakers 110, the Lakers keeping it close.
11/27 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 114, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 31 free throws a game; Embiid at 33 and Maxey at 24 a game. Without Oubre Jr. (8 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 103, shooting 50 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; James at 27 and Davis at 22 a game. They have won the glass by 5 a night. Without Reddish (2 straight), Vanderbilt (4 straight), Vincent (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 103 a night to Philadelphia's 114 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 31 free throws a game to the Lakers' 24. Call it Philadelphia 115, the Lakers 112, the Lakers keeping it close.
11/29 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 124, shooting 45 percent and 29 from three, 24 free throws a game; Cunningham at 24 and Ivey at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Knox II (3 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; James at 24 and Davis at 22 a game. Without Hachimura (2 straight), Reddish (3 straight), Vanderbilt (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 112 a night to Detroit's 124. Call it the Lakers 115, Detroit 112, Detroit keeping it close.
11/10 @ MEM 127-121 — UTA notes
UTA won 127-121. UTA shot 54% (41 of 76) to MEM's 46%, 18 of 37 from three, and went to the line 29 times to MEM's 13 — 27 points from the stripe to their 10. UTA turned it over 19 times to MEM's 11. Markkanen led with 26 (8 of 13, 4 of 9 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Clarkson added 26, Collins 18. The hinge was Q2, 42-31: a lead of 2 became 13, and the lead reached 21. Clarkson was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
11/14 vs POR 115-99 — UTA notes
UTA won 115-99. UTA shot 46% (44 of 95) to POR's 42%, 13 of 43 from three. UTA turned it over 12 times to POR's 17. Clarkson led with 30 (13 of 19, 4 of 9 from three); Markkanen added 21, George 15. The hinge was Q1, 36-28: from level to 8 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Sexton was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
11/17 vs PHX 128-131 — UTA notes
UTA lost 128-131. UTA shot 51% (43 of 85) to PHX's 52%, 16 of 36 from three. Clarkson led with 37 (14 of 26, 5 of 10 from three); Markkanen added 21, Collins 15. Q2 was theirs, 37-34, the deficit cut from 3 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 97-91 against them.
11/19 vs PHX 137-140 — UTA notes
UTA lost 137-140 in 2 overtimes. UTA took 13 more shots (115 to 102), fed by 27 offensive rebounds, but shot 42% to PHX's 49%, 15 of 46 from three, and went to the line 32 times to PHX's 26 — 26 points from the stripe to their 22. The glass went 59-44 for them. Markkanen led with 38 (15 of 27, 2 of 10 from three, 6 of 9 at the line); Horton-Tucker added 25, Clarkson 22. Q3 was theirs, 28-24, the deficit cut from 5 to 1, but the other 5 periods went 116-109 against them. Agbaji's -14 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/21 @ LAL 99-131 — UTA notes
UTA lost 99-131. UTA took 12 more shots (98 to 86), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to LAL's 57%, 11 of 44 from three, and got to the line 16 times to LAL's 27. The glass went 42-52 against them. Yurtseven led with 18 (8 of 11); Collins added 15, Sexton 14. Q4 was theirs, 24-29, but the other 3 periods went 102-75 against them. Collins's -29 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/22 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 97 a night and allowing 117, shooting 41 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Grant at 21 and Ayton at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Simons (13 straight), Henderson (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 124, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Clarkson at 24 and Markkanen at 23 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Kessler (6 straight), Hendricks (13 straight), Sensabaugh (13 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Utah wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-4 a night and Portland minus-8 and the defense, Portland allowing 117 a night to Utah's 124. Call it Utah 116, Portland 113, Portland keeping it close.
11/25 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 124, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; Markkanen at 23 and Clarkson at 22 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Kessler (7 straight), Hendricks (14 straight), Sensabaugh (14 straight). 2 days' rest. New Orleans comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 108, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 26 free throws a game; Williamson at 27 and Ingram at 27 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without McCollum (10 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New Orleans wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, New Orleans allowing 108 a night to Utah's 124 and the arc, New Orleans at 40 percent from three to Utah's 32. Call it New Orleans 118, Utah 115, Utah keeping it close.
11/27 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 125, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Markkanen at 23 and Clarkson at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Hendricks (15 straight), Sensabaugh (15 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Ingram at 28 and Williamson at 28 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without McCollum (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, New Orleans allowing 107 a night to Utah's 125 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 17 times a game to New Orleans's 13. Call it New Orleans 117, Utah 114, Utah keeping it close.
11/29 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 110, shooting 41 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Bane at 20 and Jackson Jr. at 20 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Morant (16 straight), Smart (5 straight), Kennard (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 121, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; Markkanen at 24 and Clarkson at 14 a game. Without Markkanen (2 straight), Hendricks (16 straight), Sensabaugh (16 straight). One day's rest.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Utah giving it away 17 times a game to Memphis's 11 and the defense, Memphis allowing 110 a night to Utah's 121. Call it Memphis 113, Utah 111, Utah keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAD A. Davis
AR A. Reaves
CR C. Reddish
CW C. Wood
DR D. Russell
JH J. Hayes
LJ L. James
MC M. Christie
RH R. Hachimura
TP T. Prince
UTACS C. Sexton
JC J. Clarkson
JC J. Collins
KD K. Dunn
KG K. George
KO K. Olynyk
LM L. Markkanen
LS L. Samanic
OA O. Agbaji
OY O. Yurtseven
SF S. Fontecchio
TH T. Horton-Tucker
LAL/UTA the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
LeBron scores 39,000th point, Lakers complete sweep of tourney group play with 131-99 win over Utah
LOS ANGELES -- — LeBron James scored his 39,000th point on the way to 17 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers completed an unbeaten run through group play in the NBA In-Season Tournament with a 131-99 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night.
Anthony Davis had 26 points and 16 rebounds for the Lakers, who will host a quarterfinal game early next month to begin the knockout stages of the league's first in-season tournament. Los Angeles beat Phoenix, Memphis, Portland and Utah by a combined 74 points, capped by this blowout of the Jazz for the Lakers' sixth victory in seven games overall.
Already the top scorer in NBA history after passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387 points) last season, the 38-year-old James became the first player in league history to top 39,000 points early in the first quarter.
“I got congratulated by my teammates and coaches, (but) I haven't had an opportunity to really wrap my head around what that means,” James said. “There's been so many great players that came across this league since the beginning of time, and so many great scorers. To be able to accomplish something that's the first of anything, I think that's always pretty cool. It's a wild moment, that's for sure.”
The milestone was another stop in James’ steamrolling of the world's previous standards for basketball longevity: He began the night averaging 26.4 points per game, by far the most production from any player in NBA history who made it to a 21st season.
D'Angelo Russell added 20 points and eight assists for the Lakers, who went up by 30 in the third quarter and got their two superstars out of the game for good before the fourth began. James played only 24 minutes, while Davis dominated in his 29 minutes, going 11 of 14 and even adding four assists.
“Being able to sleep in our beds and not having to travel, that's always good,” Davis said of the Lakers' tournament position. “We're one step closer to winning the, uh, Cup? Is it the tournament Cup? NBA Cup? Something like that? So, one step closer.”
Austin Reaves scored 19 points and Christian Wood had a season-high 16 while Los Angeles improved to 7-1 at home this season and Utah fell to 1-6 on the road.
John Collins scored 15 points and Omer Yurtseven had a season-high 18 for the undersized Jazz, who dropped to 2-2 in tournament play with their seventh loss in nine games overall. Utah shot dismally, hitting only 33% of its shots in the first half.
“They did a good job of just closing the floor on us and taking all the space that we had and forcing us to take tough shots,” said former Lakers guard Jordan Clarkson , who scored seven points on 3-of-9 shooting.
Starting wing Cam Reddish played only five minutes before leaving with groin soreness, adding another injury to the Lakers' list and leaving them with just nine available players. Jarred Vanderbilt (left heel) and first-round draft pick Jalen Hood-Schifino (right kneecap) have not played this season. Gabe Vincent will miss at least 16 games before he returns from a left knee injury, presumably next month.
The Lakers still dominated the first half, taking a 23-point lead in the second quarter behind 17 points and 10 rebounds from Davis. Utah went just 4 for 23 on 3-pointers while falling behind 62-41 at halftime.
“I think our lack of physicality, in particular on offense, led us to have very sloppy offensive possessions,” Utah coach Will Hardy said. “And when you couple that with not making really any shots ... playing against that team in transition over and over and over again is difficult. It was a lot of things wrapped into one that led to a bad game.”