Lakers Shut Off Jazz

A complete team game by the Lakers to pick up the win. Should this be the formula for the rest of the season, so do it. Kobe Bryant just played as a complete decoy to clamp down the Jazz offense, knowing the ball would be in his hands and willing to score, but played more facilitating while watering down the scoring as he lead the Lakers with a near triple-double of 14 points, 9 rebounds, and 14 assists as the Lakers rout the Jazz 84-102. Steve Nash (weird to see him without a double-digit assists stat) tallied 15 points and didn't need the offense to run through him. Dwight Howard added a double-double of 17 points and 13 rebounds, and MWP also added 17 points. Pau Gasol should embrace the role as sixth man (like Lamar Odom before him), if the Lakers want to think about playoffs/championship as he lead the bench with 15 points.

Final Score: vs. Utah 84-102 [W]
Full recap: http://www.nba.com/lakers/gameday/130125_gameday_jazz

Highlights

Next Game: vs. Oklahoma City (01/27/13)