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LeBron James is on his first road game of the 2025-26 season, heading to Delta Center in Salt Lake City. The Utah Jazz was out to prove that losing to King James on Tuesday was a fluke. They started off strong too. Then the tide turned in the fourth quarter. The Lakers turned a close game into a lead and finished with a 106-108 win. They’re now improved to a 12-4. Meanwhile Jazz has fallen to a 5-1 record.
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Los Angeles Lakers vs Utah Jazz Player Stats
Los Angeles Lakers
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| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | PF | +/- |
| STARTERS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| LeBron James#23 | 34 | 17 | 8-18 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -14 |
| Rui Hachimura#28 | 29 | 13 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | |
| Deandre Ayton#5 | 13 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 |
| Luka Doncic#77 | 40 | 33 | 10-24 | 3-12 | 10-12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +5 |
| Austin Reaves#15 | 40 | 22 | 7-17 | 1-8 | 7-8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 |
| BENCH | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Maxi Kleber#14 | 14 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +1 |
| Jake LaRavia#12 | 13 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Jaxson Hayes#11 | 18 | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +2 |
| Marcus Smart#36 | 17 | 6 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +18 |
| Gabe Vincent#7 | 20 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt#2 | DNP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dalton Knecht#4 | DNP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Team Totals | – | 108 | 38-86 (44%) | 10-38 (26% ) | 22-27 (81%) | 45 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 18 | – |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | PF | +/- |
| STARTERS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lauri Markkanen#23 | 36 | 20 | 8-19 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +19 |
| Jusuf Nurkic#30 | 31 | 11 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 |
| Svi Mykhailiuk#10 | 28 | 12 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +9 |
| Keyonte George#3 | 39 | 27 | 10-23 | 4-10 | 3-4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 |
| Ace Bailey#19 | 32 | 10 | 4-10 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +14 |
| BENCH | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kevin Love#42 | 13 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -7 |
| Kyle Filipowski#22 | 20 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -27 |
| Taylor Hendricks#0 | 1 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Williams#5 | 3 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -9 |
| Brice Sensabaugh#28 | 15 | 5 | 1-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -11 |
| Isaiah Collier#8 | 23 | 10 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -8 |
| Kyle Anderson#2 | DNP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Walter Clayton Jr.#13 | DNP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Team Totals | – | 106 | 40-94 (43%) | 13-40 (32%) | 13-18 (72%) | 45 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 21 | – |
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Lakers vs Jazz: game summary and key moments
It only took the second game back for LeBron James to prove he’s not rusty. He scored 17 points across 34 minutes of actions and racked up 6 rebounds and 8 steals. “He makes things easier,” Luka Doncic had said about James ahead of tonight’s game. And he does.
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The Utah Jazz started off strong and it looked like it wasn’t going to be a repeat of Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena. Deandre Ayton left the game in the second half and suddenly the Lakers were better. James was on fire with fastbreaks and drives to the hoops. His game-high assists helped Luka Doncic score 33 tonight, and Austin Reaves a 22.
On the Jazz end, Lauri Markkanen remains a force. He scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter and brought Jazz within the win with 107-106. Doncic made one of two free throws and it was the Lakers’ game again.
This was a starkly different game from Tuesday where the Lakers dominated. Jazz and the Lakers were nearly even in all statistical contests. They had 14 turnovers on each which translated to 11 points for the Lakers and 10 to the Jazz. They also matched in rebounds (45) and steals (7). Heck, they even had 54 points each in the paint.
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It’s the battle of LA on Thursday as the Lakers host the former Crypto.com neighbors, Clippers. The Jazz are also returning to California to take on the Warriors tomorrow.
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