Lakers Face Cold Snap

The Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Utah Jazz 113-109, snapping their 7-game losing streak. The Lakers could not contain Utah, allowing the Jazz to amass a .586 shooting percentage. The Lakers could only score 22 points in the third quarter, and were just 5-for-19 from three-point range. LA could not take advantage of Utah's 9-for-18 shooting at the charity stripe in the fourth quarter, as Mehmet Okur and Paul Millsap each made three-point plays with less than two minutes left to give the Jazz the lead for good. Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 37 points, and Lamar Odom continues to sizzle with 19 points and 19 rebounds. Pau Gasol scored 16 points and former-Jazz Derek Fisher added 13. For Utah, Deron Williams led with 31 points and 11 assists, and Okur scored 22 points and and grabbed 8 rebounds.