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.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Jaxson Hayes vs. Walker Kessler (LeBron James gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Luka Doncic misses 29-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:39	John Collins defensive rebound	0	0
11:25	John Collins misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:22	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	0	0
11:14	Jaxson Hayes makes 4-foot dunk (Austin Reaves assists)	0	2
10:55	John Collins misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	2
10:53	LeBron James defensive rebound	0	2
10:49	LeBron James bad pass (Lauri Markkanen steals)	0	2
10:35	Walker Kessler makes 2-foot driving dunk (Isaiah Collier assists)	2	2
10:20	Rui Hachimura makes 22-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	2	5
10:05	Jaxson Hayes blocks Jordan Clarkson 's 4-foot driving layup	2	5
10:03	Walker Kessler offensive rebound	2	5
10:02	Lauri Markkanen misses 22-foot three point jumper	2	5
9:59	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	2	5
9:55	Austin Reaves misses 24-foot three point shot	2	5
9:52	John Collins defensive rebound	2	5
9:45	Isaiah Collier out of bounds bad pass turnover	2	5
9:28	Walker Kessler blocks LeBron James 's 3-foot driving layup	2	5
9:25	Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound	2	5
9:24	Luka Doncic misses 29-foot three point jumper	2	5
9:20	Jordan Clarkson defensive rebound	2	5
9:15	Jordan Clarkson makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	5	5
9:10	LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rui Hachimura assists)	5	8
8:58	Lauri Markkanen misses 30-foot three point jumper	5	8
8:55	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	5	8
8:43	Rui Hachimura makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	5	10
8:31	Isaiah Collier makes driving layup	7	10
8:22	John Collins blocks Austin Reaves 's 4-foot driving layup	7	10
8:20	Jordan Clarkson defensive rebound	7	10
8:10	Walker Kessler makes 1-foot dunk (Jordan Clarkson assists)	9	10
7:57	Walker Kessler blocks Luka Doncic 's 14-foot driving floating jump shot	9	10
7:54	Isaiah Collier defensive rebound	9	10
7:52	John Collins makes 2-foot dunk (Isaiah Collier assists)	11	10
7:27	LeBron James misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	11	10
7:23	John Collins defensive rebound	11	10
7:14	Luka Doncic blocks Jordan Clarkson 's 11-foot pullup jump shot	11	10
7:10	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	11	10
7:08	Rui Hachimura makes two point shot (Jaxson Hayes assists)	11	12
6:54	John Collins makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Isaiah Collier assists)	13	12
6:43	John Collins personal foul	13	12
6:43	Jazz Full timeout	13	12
6:43	Keyonte George enters the game for Isaiah Collier	13	12
6:34	Luka Doncic makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)	13	14
6:20	Austin Reaves shooting foul	13	14
6:20	Jordan Clarkson misses free throw 1 of 2	13	14
6:20	Jazz offensive team rebound	13	14
6:20	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for LeBron James	13	14
6:20	Jordan Clarkson makes free throw 2 of 2	14	14
6:05	Jordan Clarkson shooting foul	14	14
6:05	Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2	14	14
6:05	Lakers offensive team rebound	14	14
6:05	Brice Sensabaugh enters the game for John Collins	14	14
6:05	Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 2	14	14
6:03	Walker Kessler defensive rebound	14	14
5:53	Lauri Markkanen makes 23-foot three point jumper (Keyonte George assists)	17	14
5:45	Rui Hachimura misses driving layup	17	14
5:42	Walker Kessler defensive rebound	17	14
5:22	Lauri Markkanen misses driving layup	17	14
5:21	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	17	14
5:17	Jaxson Hayes makes 3-foot layup (Luka Doncic assists)	17	16
4:57	Jordan Clarkson misses 28-foot three point jumper	17	16
4:55	Lauri Markkanen offensive rebound	17	16
4:52	Brice Sensabaugh misses 25-foot three point jumper	17	16
4:52	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	17	16
4:42	Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	17	19
4:32	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	17	19
4:32	Jordan Clarkson misses free throw 1 of 2	17	19
4:32	Jazz offensive team rebound	17	19
4:32	Alex Len enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	17	19
4:32	Shake Milton enters the game for Luka Doncic	17	19
4:32	Jordan Clarkson misses free throw 2 of 2	17	19
4:30	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	17	19
4:21	Alex Len misses 12-foot two point shot	17	19
4:17	Alex Len offensive rebound	17	19
4:17	Alex Len misses tip shot	17	19
4:15	Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound	17	19
4:12	Keyonte George misses running pullup jump shot	17	19
4:09	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	17	19
4:00	Walker Kessler blocks Alex Len 's 2-foot dunk	17	19
3:58	Jordan Clarkson defensive rebound	17	19
3:54	Lauri Markkanen makes 26-foot three point shot (Jordan Clarkson assists)	20	19
3:34	Shake Milton misses driving floating jump shot	20	19
3:31	Shake Milton offensive rebound	20	19
3:30	Brice Sensabaugh shooting foul	20	19
3:30	Shake Milton makes free throw 1 of 2	20	20
3:30	Shake Milton makes free throw 2 of 2	20	21
3:20	Lauri Markkanen misses driving layup	20	21
3:17	Alex Len defensive rebound	20	21
3:11	Austin Reaves misses 28-foot three point jumper	20	21
3:06	Shake Milton offensive rebound	20	21
3:01	Shake Milton bad pass (Walker Kessler steals)	20	21
2:57	Austin Reaves shooting foul	20	21
2:57	Lakers Full timeout	20	21
2:57	(02:57) [Jazz] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Jazz] retain their timeout	20	21
2:57	Lauri Markkanen makes free throw 1 of 2	21	21
2:57	Isaiah Collier enters the game for Jordan Clarkson	21	21
2:57	Kyle Filipowski enters the game for Walker Kessler	21	21
2:57	Lauri Markkanen makes free throw 2 of 2	22	21
2:57	LeBron James enters the game for Austin Reaves	22	21
2:57	Dalton Knecht enters the game for Rui Hachimura	22	21
2:45	Dalton Knecht misses 25-foot three point jumper	22	21
2:41	Isaiah Collier defensive rebound	22	21
2:32	Kyle Filipowski makes alley oop layup (Isaiah Collier assists)	24	21
2:08	Dalton Knecht makes 23-foot three point jumper (Shake Milton assists)	24	24
1:45	Brice Sensabaugh misses 22-foot three point jumper	24	24
1:42	Brice Sensabaugh offensive rebound	24	24
1:40	Brice Sensabaugh misses two point shot	24	24
1:39	Kyle Filipowski offensive rebound	24	24
1:39	Kyle Filipowski misses 2-foot tip shot	24	24
1:39	Lauri Markkanen offensive rebound	24	24
1:38	Alex Len shooting foul	24	24
1:38	Lauri Markkanen makes free throw 1 of 2	25	24
1:38	Lauri Markkanen makes free throw 2 of 2	26	24
1:17	Jarred Vanderbilt makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	26	27
1:07	Isaiah Collier makes 25-foot three pointer	29	27
58.2	Shake Milton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alex Len assists)	29	30
39.0	Lauri Markkanen makes driving layup (Kyle Filipowski assists)	31	30
31.1	Dalton Knecht misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	31	30
29.0	Isaiah Collier defensive rebound	31	30
20.1	Lauri Markkanen makes 4-foot dunk (Isaiah Collier assists)	33	30
1.0	Kyle Filipowski shooting foul	33	30
1.0	Jarred Vanderbilt misses free throw 1 of 2	33	30
1.0	Lakers offensive team rebound	33	30
1.0	Jarred Vanderbilt misses free throw 2 of 2	33	30
0.0	Lakers offensive team rebound	33	30
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	33	30

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Delta Center

Salt Lake City, UT

Date & Time

2:00 AM, February 13, 2025

Coverage

NBA League Pass, KJZZ-TV, Spectrum Sports Net

Attendance

18,175

Referees

J.T. Orr, Tre Maddox, Mousa Dagher

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	35	24	.593	W1
Phoenix	34	26	.567	W1
Golden State	31	29	.517	L1
LA Clippers	27	31	.466	L3
Sacramento	14	47	.230	W1

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	46	15	.754	W1
Denver	37	23	.617	L1
Minnesota	37	23	.617	W2
Portland	29	32	.475	L1
Utah	18	42	.300	L5

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