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Furthermore, this result marks the first official victory of Angelenos under the leadership of Mike Brown, who replaced Phil Jackson, has starred in one of the worst start of the decade with two losses (from 2002-03).
Against the Jazz, and the third straight game in the three-day campaign are the players 'lakers' gave its best and that despite the possible fatigue and its two stars, Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol dragging discomfort physical.
Pau Gasol began to ingratiate himself with the audience at the Staples Center that, inexplicably, chose Spanish as the target of his criticism, and had 22 points and nine rebounds. The Sant Boi, who was 37 minutes on track, scored 6 of 11 in shooting of two and 10 of 12 free throws, to which he added two steals and five blocks.
Meanwhile, Kobe Bryant scored 26 points, and Metta World Peace - the controversial Ron Artest otrotra - again the best contribution coming from the bench with 14 points and five defensive rebounds, and Steve Blake, with eight points, was surpassing the only other six.
After an unmatched start in the fourth, the locals broke the game in the second part of a 13-0, 22-22 to 35-22 past and passage through the dressing room not only dismissed them but allowed them to push the sentencing shock.
BREAKS THE GAME.
Thus, benefits were extended (60-37) and, after a partial 27-8 68-39 was reached that ended any hint of resistance from the visitors. From there, the game lost all strength and treated and to see the minutes pass.
Among those in Utah, the best was Paul Millsap, who scored 18 points and 10 rebounds, a 'double-double' that did not help much in the premiere league of poor has been the last team debut. And is that the 71 points from Tyrone Corbin were the fewest first meeting in the history of the franchise.
Despite having more days to prepare and should be the prime of strength, the rhythm of the Jazz was weak and had lost a match with fewer matches and with poor provision of most players, as only Josh Howard reached ten.
SPC.
- RESULT: LOS ANGELES LAKERS, 96 - UTAH JAZZ, 71.
- TEAMS.
LOS ANGELES LAKERS: Fisher (9), Bryant (26) Ebanks (6), McRoberts (6), Gasol (22) - starting five -; Murphy (-), World Peace (14), Blake (8), Kapono (5), Walton (-) and Goudelock (-).
UTAH JAZZ: Harris (5), Bell (6), Hayward (7), Favors (8), Jefferson (4) - starting five -; Millsap (18), Miles (4), Howard (10), Watson (-), Kanter (5), Burks (-), Evans (4) and Tinsley (-).
- Partial: 18-17, 23-14, 30-15 and 25-25.
- Referee: Tom Washington, Brian Forte and John Goble. Murphy eliminated.
- PAVILION: Staples Center. 18,997 spectators.
