Los Angeles Lakers @ Utah Jazz
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM ET
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT | Game ID: 22400781
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
UTA 33 31 40 27 131LAL 30 26 30 33 119
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Lauri Markkanen scores 32 points to lead Jazz past Lakers 131-119
SALT LAKE CITY -- — Lauri Markkanen scored 32 points and had a season-high three steals to lead the Utah Jazz to a 131-119 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night.
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.
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.
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.
Takeaways Lakers: Bronny James scored a career-high nine points in the fourth quarter.
Jazz: Utah has won three of four at home, equaling its win total over the team’s first 20 home games.
Key moment Utah broke open a close game in the third quarter, scoring on eight straight possessions during its decisive 22-2 run.
Key stat Isaiah Collier dished out nine assists, marking his sixth straight game with nine or more.
Up next The Lakers host Charlotte on Feb. 19. Utah hosts the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAL A. Len
AR A. Reaves
BJ B. James
CK C. Koloko
DK D. Knecht
DO Doncic
JG J. Goodwin
JH J. Hayes
JV J. Vanderbilt
LD L. Dončić
LJ L. James
MM M. Morris
RH R. Hachimura
SM S. Milton
UTABS B. Sensabaugh
CW C. Williams
IC I. Collier
JC J. Clarkson
JC J. Collins
JJ J. Juzang
KF K. Filipowski
KG K. George
LM L. Markkanen
WK W. Kessler
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
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