Six Jazz Players Score In Double Figures In Utah’s Blowout Victory Over Lakers
Feb 24, 2021, 10:27 PM | Updated: 11:09 pm
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Six Jazz players scored in double figures to lead Utah to a blowout win over LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers.
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The Jazz hosted the Lakers at Vivint Arena on Wednesday, February 24.
Four players in Utah’s starting lineup scored 10 points or more to carry the Jazz to a 114-89 win over Los Angeles.
Rudy Gobert and Jordan Clarkson scored 18 points apiece to lead the Jazz.
The @utahjazz beat the @lakers 114-89.
Six players in double figures, Gobert and Clarkson have 18.
Jazz lead the Lakers by 4.5 games in the West. #TakeNote pic.twitter.com/pCfva9B288
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) February 25, 2021
Runaway Victory
After a close first quarter that ended with the Jazz owning a one-point lead, this game wasn’t that close.
Utah came out in the second quarter and blitzed Los Angeles, 39-24.
The Jazz went into the locker room with a 16-point lead after tying a franchise record with 14 triples during the opening two quarters.
The @utahjazz made it rain from downtown during the first 24 minutes against the @Lakers. 🌧🌧🌧#TakeNote #LALatUTA https://t.co/WjWhYNMe1M
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) February 25, 2021
The third quarter didn’t go much better for the Lakers.
Utah began the second half on an 8-0 run and outscored the Lakers by 10 points in the third quarter.
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The @utahJazz lead the @Lakers 90-64 with 12 minutes left to play.
After starting the game 1-11, Mitchell has made 3-4 and has 13/9/8.
99.9% win probability. #TakeNote pic.twitter.com/9GKfVBwsey
— Ben Anderson (@BensHoops) February 25, 2021
The final 12 minutes of action were played out to appease NBA rules.
Team Effort
The Jazz shot 47.1 percent from the field and 45.8 percent from beyond the arc.
Not one player shined brighter than the others amongst the Jazz on Wednesday night.
The Jazz this season:
▪️ 1st in win percentage
▪️ 1st in net rating
▪️ 1st in threes
▪️ 2nd in defensive rating
▪️ 2nd in PPG allowed
▪️ 2nd in threes allowed
▪️ 3rd in offensive rating
▪️ 3rd in PPG
▪️ 3rd in 3P%
▪️ 3rd in opponent FG%
▪️ 3rd in opponent 3P% pic.twitter.com/Gid6QClXCh— StatMuse (@statmuse) February 25, 2021
Mike Conley and recently named NBA All-Star Donovan Mitchell both finished with near triple-double performances.
Conley got Utah off to a quick start with eight points in the first quarter. He finished the game with 14 points, eight rebounds, eight assists, and two steals.
Mountain Mike with 8 points early 🗻🎤#TakeNote | @MCONLEY10 pic.twitter.com/1oxXjIx5zA
— utahjazz (@utahjazz) February 25, 2021
Mitchell struggled to score for much of the first half but ended up with 13 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists, and two steals. He was two assists shy of recording Utah’s first triple-double in more than 13 years.
https://t.co/SFOlZUmuXf pic.twitter.com/Zu6jJkozB0
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) February 25, 2021
Bojan Bogdanovic added 15 points on five triples.
Royce O’Neale hounded L.A. and posted a team-high plus-21 rating in 31 minutes on the hardwood.
Derrick Favors came off the bench and provided 12 points and seven boards.
Davis-less Lakers
The defending champion Lakers played the game without one of their stars in Anthony Davis, who has missed multiple games in a row.
Los Angeles was also missing guard Dennis Schröder.
The Lakers struggled to score against Utah’s defensive pressure. L.A. finished the game shooting 40.0 percent overall and 24.2 percent from distance.
The Jazz win and give the Lakers their worst loss of the season, 114-89 😤 pic.twitter.com/npBbRmQ73O
— ESPN (@espn) February 25, 2021
LeBron James led the Lakers with 19 points. He didn’t play in the fourth quarter.
Up Next
With the win, the Jazz improved their NBA-best record to 26-6 on the season.
paying attention?#TakeNote pic.twitter.com/FuetYVZ7Aj
— utahjazz (@utahjazz) February 25, 2021
Utah’s next game is against the Miami Heat on Friday, February 26 at 6 p.m. (MDT).
The game will broadcast on AT&T SportsNet and 97.5 FM.
