Hood scores 30 as Jazz rout Lakers 123-75
Rodney Hood scored 30 points (24 on 8 3-pointers), and the Utah Jazz routed the Los Angeles Lakers 123-75.
The Jazz led by as many as 53, pulling away with a 27-9 run in the second quarter.
For the Lakers, Lou Williams scored 16 points (10 in the third quarter) off the bench.
The Jazz shot 51.7% from the field and 53.1% from 3 to the Lakers’ 30.6% and 35.0%. They held the Lakers to 75 points and outscored them 40-22 in the paint. The Lakers got 7 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Lakers’ starters were outscored 37-14 in 16 minutes together.