The Utah Jazz made the Los Angeles Lakers work for it on Saturday afternoon, erasing a 13-point 4th quarter deficit to force overtime against the Lakers. But despite the valiant effort from the Utah reserves on Saturday, the Lakers held firm and were able to pull out yet another win without Anthony Davis and LeBron James.
Andre Drummond had his best game yet as a Laker, finishing with 27 points on the night, taking advantage of the absence of Jazz center Rudy Gobert (or his back-up Derrick Favors) and the Jazz decision to go with a small lineup, starting Ersan Ilyasova at center. Drummond sat the final two minutes of the game, as Frank Vogel opted to go with Talen Horton-Tucker to help break down the Jazz zone defense that sparked the comeback.
However, Drummond started in the overtime period, where the Lakers were dominant. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Dennis Schröder each had 25 points, outscoring Utah’s starting backcourt of Jordan Clarkson and Joe Ingles.