Jazz take down Lakers

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02/05/2012 - Salt Lake City, UT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Al Jefferson scored 18 points and Paul Millsap added 16 with each pulling down 13 rebounds in Utah's 96-87 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.

Josh Howard and Derrick Favors both had 12 points and Enes Kanter scored 10 for the Jazz, who used a 14-0 run in the final quarter to snap a two-game skid.

Kobe Bryant had 26 points and Pau Gasol contributed 24 points and 16 rebounds for the Lakers, who had their three-game winning streak snapped. Andrew Bynum totaled 21 points and 12 boards.

Matt Barnes hit a three-pointer with 1.5 seconds left in the third, tying the game at 67, but the Lakers wilted in the final quarter, going 5-of-17 from the field.

Bynum went 1-of-2 from the foul line to trim LA's deficit to 69-68 with 10:31 left, but the Jazz scored the ensuing 14 points over the next four-plus minutes.

C.J. Miles highlighted the spurt with an alley-oop jam off a feed from Earl Watson, one of his 11 assists. Watson's three-pointer capped the run and the Lakers didn't get closer than eight points the rest of the way.

The Lakers held a 25-22 edge after a back-and-forth opening quarter. Bynum's alley-oop jam off a pass from Gasol in the waning seconds of the half gave LA a 49-47 edge at the break and the teams see-sawed with the lead in the third.

Game Notes

Utah has lost the first two of four meetings with the Lakers this season and the two teams will meet again March 18 at Staples Center. Los Angeles has won 11 of the past 16 matchups with the Jazz...The Lakers shot 38.7 percent.

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