SALT LAKE CITY — The Los Angeles Lakers closed out the third quarter of their 116-108 win Monday night over the Utah Jazz on a 19-5 run that put the Lakers in front with an 10-point advantage that was too much for the Jazz to overcome.
To that point the Jazz had been playing pretty well, really a night-and-day switch from their poor performance against Oklahoma City on Saturday. So what went so wrong in that third quarter? Honestly, after rewatching it, it was a lot of Anthony Davis.
There were a few sloppy mistakes and some missed open looks, but for the most part, Davis is the reason the Lakers pulled ahead.