Overtime Rally Comes Up Short As Jazz Fall To Lakers
Apr 4, 2023, 9:43 PM | Updated: Apr 5, 2023, 9:45 am
SALT LAKE CITY – The shorthanded Utah Jazz pushed the Los Angeles Lakers to overtime but didn’t have enough to overcome the star-studded roster.
Talen Horton-Tucker scored 23 points to lead the Jazz but was outdueled by LeBron James who had 37 points to lead the Lakers.
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The Jazz were playing without Lauri Markkanen, Walker Kessler, and Jordan Clarkson.
With the loss, the Jazz fell to 36-43 on the season.
First Quarter
Ochai Agbaji and Kelly Olynyk got the Jazz off to a quick start scoring 10 of the team’s first 14 points to take an early 14-12 lead.
Anthony Davis took over the Lakers midway through the quarter scoring 10 points, grabbing our rebounds, and dishing out three assists.
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Both the Lakers and the Jazz shot the ball well int he first quarter with the azz knocking down 5-11 from three, and the Lakers connecting on 3-7.
After one the Jazz trailed the Lakers 34-33.
Second Quarter
LeBron James dominated the first four minutes of the second quarter upping his scoring total to 15 as the Lakers built a 45-39 lead.
The Jazz struggled to score in the second quarter, shooting just 8-22 from the floor and 2-6 from three.
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The Lakers meanwhile shot 14-26 from the floor but just 2-9 from downtown.
At the break, the Jazz trailed the Lakers 68-57.
Third Quarter
The Jazz opened the second half on an 11-3 run to trim the Lakers lead to three with 8:30 left in the third quarter.
The Lakers lead climbed back to as large as 12, but the Jazz answered with a 9-0 run to again trim the gap to three.
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— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) April 5, 2023
Talen Horton-Tucker led the Jazz with 18 points while James led the Lakers with 21.
Through three, the Jazz trailed the Lakers 97-93.
Fourth Quarter
Collin Sexton found his rhythm late in the third quarter and early in the fourth as the Jazz took a 99-97 lead with 9:52 to play.
A Troy Brown three with 6:00 left to play gave the Lakers a 109-102 lead after Sexton hit his minutes’ restriction for the night.
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After trailing 124-114 with 1:43 left to play, the Jazz went on a 10-0 run to tie the game with 11 seconds left to play.
James missed a layup to end regulation sending the game to overtime tied at 124.
Overtime
The Jazz scored the first three points of overtime to take the lead, but James answered with a deep three-pointer.
Kelly Olynyk hit a three-pointer of his own with 1:40 left to play to give the Jazz a 132-129 lead.
The Lakers answered with a 4-0 run to take a 133-132 lead.
A James layup with 27 seconds left to play proved to be the difference as the Jazz fell 135-133.
Ben Anderson is the Utah Jazz insider for KSL Sports and the co-host of Jake and Ben from 10-12p with Jake Scott on 97.5 The KSL Sports Zone. Find Ben on Twitter at @BensHoops or on Instagram @BensHoops.
