Meeting where we can watch the Angeles Lakers play without Lebron James in a duel against Utah Jazz who project a clear classification to the playoffs, a team that will be a tough nut to gnaw in the coming instances, another excellent game of the best basketball on the planet.

Game Summary

Jazz came out with a tuned offensive and they were comfortable at home also playing a good defense, Lakers playing without Lebron tried to discount but they were complicated by the best collective performance that was demonstrating Jazz, finishes the fourth Utah leading the encounter.

Lakers would improve substantially in this quarter and with more offensive volume they would discount part of the advantage, but they had to improve their defense if they had plans to take the encounter, the Jazz still did not intensify their game and the partial would be equaled by both teams, it continued leading Utah, finishes the first time 53 - 60 up the Jazz.

Second Half

Utah in this room would start the engines and would have a partial with a strong performance in defense and offense, would take a dangerous advantage where it was evident the defensive gaps of the Lakers, would finish the 3rd period with Jazz winning the partial and leading the encounter with a wide advantage.

The duel turned in only one direction, it was clear the dominion of Jazz over the Lakers that from the second time lowered the intensity of their energy in the game, so Utah took full control of the actions, with 5 minutes to play the game was only formality, ends the encounter 100 - 115 in a victory with authority of Jazz over the Lakers.

Details and Personal Analysis

The game even though the Lakers did not have their leader Lebron James did not look so unbalanced and in the first half even though the depth of Utah Jazz was superior, observe an extremely balanced game, in the second half everything would change Utah increased the power of their collective play and began to overshadow the Lakers evidencing their defensive weakness, from that moment the encounter took only one way and was the Jazz dominating and taking control of the game with a victory showing its forcefulness and playing minutes that were left over to a meeting that was decided in another defeat for the Lakers.

Best Performances

Rudy Gobert 22 Pts. 11 Reb.
Derrick Favors 20 Pts. 6 Reb.
Joe Ingles 11 Pts. 9 Reb. 14 Ast.

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