After a successful trip to Los Angeles with wins over the Lakers and Clippers, the Utah Jazz returned to Salt Lake City to play the Lakers again. This time, LA was short-handed, with LeBron James out due to a foot injury. In James’ absence, Anthony Davis stepped up as the lead scorer, giving it to the Jazz in the first half.
The first quarter was a slugfest—lots of scoring and not a lot of defense. Jordan Clarkson had one of his patented Jordan Clarkson quarters. He was 4-5 from deep, including a ridiculous buzzer-beater.