Here are the scores, updates, and results of the NBA 2020-2021 regular season match between the Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) vs Utah Jazz (UTA) on April 20, 2021 (All times are in Philippine Standard Time) at the Staples Center.
The Utah Jazz gets revenge on the Lakers after a loss in their previous game against the same team.
Jordan Clarkson chipped in 22 points against his former team while coming off from the bench and played for 32 minutes for the team. Ingles added 21 points and dropped 5 three-pointers on the Lakers.
Bogdanovic sprinkled 19 points to help his team secure the game. In his return, the big man Gobert tallied 14 points and 10 rebounds while Conley scored 14 points and had 10 assists.
Donovan Mitchell, the agile and athletic guard of the Jazz, is still expected to not play for the next couple of games. Meanwhile, the superstars of the Lakers are also not able to play due to injuries.
Talen Horton-Tucker dropped his career-high and led the Lakers with 24 points and went 8-13 on his shooting. Schroder and Caldwell-Pope both registered 15 points while Kyle Kuzma scored 17.
Marc Gasol was not able to play in today’s game because of his dislocated finger he got when he played against the Boston Celtics a couple of days ago.
the Utah Jazz improves to 43-15 while the Lakers drop to 35-23 while also acquiring their 13th home loss.
Jazz vs Lakers
29-23; 23-19; 33-23; 26-32
The scores:
Jazz (111) – Clarkson 22, Ingles 21, Bogdanovic 19, Gobert 14, Conley 14
Lakers (97) – Horton-Tucker 24, Kuzma 17, Schroder 15, Caldwell-Pope 15, Drummond 8