Hayward scores 25 as Jazz beat Lakers 86-74
Gordon Hayward scored 25 points, and the Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Lakers 86-74.
The Jazz took control with a 21-4 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 18.
Rodney Hood scored 14 points (8 in the paint).
For the Lakers, Lou Williams had 18 points (8 in the fourth quarter), 8 rebounds and 6 assists but shot 5 for 17.
The Jazz shot 44.9% from the field and 31.3% from 3 to the Lakers’ 32.6% and 14.3%. They held the Lakers to 74 points. The Jazz outscored the Lakers 24-10 in 8 minutes with Booker, Johnson, Withey, Burke and Hood on the floor together. Rudy Gobert fouled out for the Jazz, and Roy Hibbert and Julius Randle for the Lakers.