Less than 24 hours after putting up their best win of the young season, the Los Angeles Lakers didn’t rest on their laurels and continued on a path that is looking ever more like one to a championship as they pummeled the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night, 121-96.
Anthony Davis was dominant on both ends with 26 points, six rebounds and three blocks, completely outplaying Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert as Davis looked ready to take over Gobert’s Defensive Player of the Year award. While Davis dominated all over the court, LeBron James continued to quarterback the Lakers offensive attack on his way to 20 points and 12 assists to add to his league-leading assist total.
In addition to the play of the two stars, the Lakers had a complete outing from basically everyone on the team. Kyle Kuzma had 13 points and three blocks while Rajon Rondo had 14 points and 10 assists, including a stretch where he reeled off eight straight points in the early moments of the fourth quarter. Dwight Howard was also dependable on the glass once again and also had three blocks.
In a welcome change from last night’s tight finish against the Nuggets, the Lakers were able to finish Wednesday’s game with James and Davis getting to rest for most of the fourth quarter.
After the Lakers’ loss on Sunday to the Dallas Mavericks to begin the month of December, the Lakers have emphatically answered critics about their home-heavy early-season schedule by sweeping the most difficult back-to-back there is in the NBA.