The Utah Jazz defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 107 - 101 at Staples Center on Monday. The Jazz (13 - 9) edged out a close victory down the stretch after the Lakers (10 - 13) found life late in the second half. The see - saw third and fourth quarters saw scoring runs in favor of Utah in the third, while the Lakers bounced back in the fourth behind Lou William's streaky scoring bursts and Julius Randle's explosiveness under the rim. Williams dropped in a two point shot to close the Jazz lead to three point with 3:26 remaining in the final period, but Rodney Hoot responded for Utah with a 25 - foot three pointer. The Lakers only managed two points over a three minute stretch, while Utah closed out the game. Williams finished with 38 points, six rebounds and seven assists on 13 - of - 27 shooting to lead all scorers in his 34 minutes off the bench. Worth noting was the Lakers starting lineup, which consisted of Brandon Ingram, Luol Deng, Metta World Peace, Julius Randle and Timofey Mozgov. Head coach Luke Walton was experimental with the lineup, and it seemed to funnel the Jazz into more isolation style basketball, which was the game plan as discussed in the post - game press conference. All five Utah starters finished in double figures scoring, led by Gordon Hayward and his 23 points. Rudy Gobert finished with 14 points, 17 rebounds and five blocks in 39 minutes. Next up, the Jazz play the second game of a back - to - back when they host Phoenix Suns on Tuesday, while the Lakers travel to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday.
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 "TeamStat(G,'Jazz') has 9 Losses ,has 107 Total points ,has 13 Wins ."]