Hayward Ranking 25, Jazz Beat Lakers to be able to Death 7-Game Road Skid

Gordon Hayward scored 25 points and also the Utah Jazz snapped a seven-game road the loss of streak with an 86-74 success around the Los Angeles Lakers upon Sunday night.
Kobe Bryant did not play for that Lakers (8-31) due to a chipped power Achilles tendon. The NBA's third all-time quality scorer has played beneath only 72 on 205 video games since tearing his departed Achilles with two video games left in an 2012-13 time.
Bryant started last both games, grade a combined 47 messages in 59 1/2 time on missing last three with one sore right shoulder.
Lou Williams point the Lakers to 18 messages, eight leaps and six makes after grade one career-high 44 in Friday night's 117-113 residential reduction to Oklahoma Capital.

Roy Hibbert had eight leaps and eight messages before fouling open with 8:02 left and also the Lakers trailing 66-56. Los Angeles teammate Julius Randle made 11 points and also eight boards away the bench prior to fouling out beneath both the final moment.
Utah led 43-30 at halftime on limiting the Lakers to be able to 28.6 percent taking. Both the Jazz brought handle in the second quarter, driving out to be able to one 40-23 lead in an 18-5 performed capped by Rudy Gobert's quick jumper with 2 1/2 minutes departed in the side.
Gobert made 10 points and also five rebounds beneath his third game back on missing 18 due to one sprained MCL in his departed knee. He fouled out in both the final moment also.

The Lakers felt when close when 76-66 on Randle's dunk with 2:42 final, but Hayward acted to a couple of jumpers and Gobert's dunk brought Utah an 82-72 pad to 50 seconds departed.
TIP-INS

Jazz: Nobody on the organization has posted multiple digits in assists beneath any of at first 37 games. ... Both the Jazz hadn't earneded away from residential since beating both the Clippers 102-91 on Nov. 25. ... Derrick Prefers lost his 10th straight online game because of back spasms. ... Go coach Quin Snyder remained one Lakers assistant under Mike Green around the 2011-12 season.

Lakers: Top draft pick D'Angelo Russell sat down out due to one sprained right foot that occurred Thursday night on Sacramento and limited him or her to simply below 8 minutes Friday towards Oklahoma City. ... F Brandon Bass couldn't perform because of one corneal abrasion beneath his right nurturing, giving coach Byron Scott to 10 healthy players - 5 of which joined Weekend averaging merely 20 minutes per game.