LeBron James scored 25 points and Stanley Johnson had 10 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 101-95 win over the Utah Jazz.
Austin Reaves had a tip-in basket off his own miss to put the Lakers ahead by four and Avery Bradley made a key 3-pointer in the corner, off an assist from Johnson, for a 95-89 lead. Johnson made 7 of 9 shots and also had seven rebounds.This was the first matchup of the season between the teams.
With Anthony Davis still out, the Jazz had a marked size advantage in the frontcourt with 7-foot-1 Gobert. Gobert was playing his second game back after missing five games because he tested positive for COVID-19. He didn’t attempt his first shot until the 10:51 mark of the second quarter and yet had a double double. One day earlier, Gobert had 18 points and 19 rebounds in a 125-102 Utah win over Denver.
Westbrook dunked over Gobert late in the second quarter. Then he had some words for Gobert. Westbrook was assessed a technical foul.Jazz: G Jared Butler and C Hassan Whiteside were out … G/F Elijah Hughes was questionable … Players wore “Now is the time to make justice a reality for all” T-shirts during warmups on Martin Luther King Day.
Lakers: Davis was expected to be examined by doctors during Monday’s game … F Carmelo Anthony was out. He’s day-to-day. Frank Vogel is hopeful he’ll return Wednesday … Kendrick Nunn had ramped up his recovery but had to scale back … During the first quarter, Westbrook grabbed a mop and helped clean up a wet spot on the courtside floor … Antonio Brown, Dwayne Wade and Sabrina Ionescu were some notables at the game. Brown was sitting courtside and took photos with fans at halftime.
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