Noticing Westbrook just floats defensively a lot, can't be leaving Ingles open though if you care about winning... LeBron and others throw their hands up when this happens, basically saying "What happened there," but no one ever addresses Westbrook. The conversation would go something like "Hey why'd you leave a deadly shooter wide open?" "Cos I wanted to get a cheap rebound, cos I'm Russell Westbrook." The Jazz up 1 at the 1st break. Monk with back to back 3's, the Lakers playing the Jazz game, knocking down 3 after 3. Westbrook explodes to the rim and dunks on Gobert for the and1, Baron Davis-esk. The Lakers up 6 at the half, the Jazz struggling to score. Why's Royce O'Neale on the floor and not even guarding LeBron, Bogdanovic has no chance. The Jazz go on a 9-0 run with LeBron off and up 6 going into the last, despite Clarkson having an off night against his old team. The Lakers go on a run of their own though to retake the lead, Johnson with consecutive buckets. The Jazz really poor down the stretch, putting up just 17 points in the final term, Lakers win. The Lakers shot better from the field and 3, but not great either, nor at the line. The Lakers had just 15 assists, but turned it over less. Johnson pretty much winning the game late for the Lakers, 7 of 9 from the field and 5 boards off the bench. LeBron 25 points, 7 assists, 7 boards, 1 turnover. Westbrook an inefficient 15 points, 8 boards, 3 assists, 2 turnovers. For the Jazz, Gobert an efficient 19 points, 16 boards, 3 blocks. Conley 20 points, five 3's. Bogdanovic and Clarkson combine 3 of 21 from the field, 0 of 10 from outside. Mitchell 0 of 8 from outside with 5 turnovers, yet the Jazz still could've won.
3. (Lal) S. Johnson, 2. (Uta) R. Gobert, 1. (Lal) L. James.
3. (Lal) S. Johnson, 2. (Uta) R. Gobert, 1. (Lal) L. James.