Doncic scores 52 as Lakers beat Jazz 132-123 despite 18-point deficit
Walker Kessler, traded to Los Angeles in July, scored two points in his return to Salt Lake City.
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Luka Doncic scored 52 points with eight 3-pointers as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Utah Jazz 132-123 on Sunday night in Salt Lake City, ABC4 reported. The Jazz had led by 18 points early, 47-29 after the first quarter, the Deseret News reported. [1][3]
Doncic hit a stepback 3-pointer with 4.1 seconds left in the first half to give the Lakers their first lead at 74-71, then closed with back-to-back 3s in a 14-5 run that made it 127-121 with 1:42 left. He added 10 assists and seven rebounds in the first 50-point game in the NBA this season. Austin Reaves scored 29, and the pair shot 21 of 24 on free throws. [1]
Lauri Markkanen led Utah with 28 points. Keyonte George had 24 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists, one rebound short of his first career triple-double, Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 20, and Ace Bailey had 17 points and 12 rebounds. Utah outrebounded Los Angeles 52-31 but committed 17 turnovers, and the Lakers made 20 3-pointers to the Jazz's 10. [1][2]
Former Jazz center Walker Kessler, traded to Los Angeles in July in a sign-and-trade, had two points on two shots and seven rebounds in his first game back in Utah. He received a still photo rather than a tribute video, and the crowd was split between boos and cheers, the Salt Lake Tribune reported. "Just letting my emotions get the best of me," Kessler said. [1][2]
Coach Will Hardy said the offense has taken a step forward but called the turnovers "unacceptable," saying, "You can't win with 17 turnovers." [1][2]
It was the second game of a five-game Jazz home stand at the Delta Center, the Deseret News reported. [3]
Sources
- ABC4: Doncic scores 52 as Lakers beat Jazz, 132-123
- Salt Lake Tribune: The Jazz didn't need a Walker Kessler revenge game to learn a lesson in loss
- Deseret News: Luka Doncic torches the Jazz, and two other takeaways from Utah's loss to Lakers
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