"Utah stayed close and only trailed 58-56 at halftime because it got its own stellar start from Mitchell, who scored 21 points in the first two periods.Mitchell then connected on a 3-pointer to cap an 8-0 run by Utah to open the second half.But the Jazz got increasingly careless with the basketball as the third quarter progressed, enabling the Lakers to seize control of the game. When that happens, what we do on the defensive end has to turn up even more. 1 seed, you're building the right habits that are going to be necessary for you to win in the playoffs," Lakers coach Frank Vogel said. The world is watching. ... Utah shot 12 of 43 (27.9%) from 3-point range Monday and is 28 of 108 (25.9%) from beyond the arc in three games at Disney.
"We got what we wanted. Lakers -2.5 (-134) first-half spread vs. Utah. Utah Jazz has struggled out the gate in both of their restart games. You have come to the Philippines Edition, for other ESPN editions, click here.The Lakers (51-15) own a six-game lead over the second-place Los Angeles Clippers and have five seeding games let before starting their first playoff run since 2013. 0:20. "Lakers: The Lakers made 50% of their field-goal attempts Monday after shooting below 40% in each of their first two games since the restart. Undisputed LIVE HD 8/04/2020 | First Thing First - Shannon Sharpe & Skip Bayless on FS1 ESPN First Take 1,766 watching Live now "When they turn the pressure up, we've got to be able to execute even better," Mitchell said. We're playing really good basketball. Lakers beat Jazz 116-108 to clinch top seed in West. We're playing extra-pass basketball. "That's what the T-shirt is all about.
Mitchell sets up Gobert for alley-oop slam. "No one deserved to lose their life when it could have been prevented, from what I've seen and what the world has seen," James said. Lakers bounce back with win vs. Jazz. Despite losing the 3-point battle to Utah — the Jazz hit 12 to nine for Los Angeles — the Lakers warmed up from the floor in the second half, shooting 54% from the field in the final two quarters. They did a great job of taking us out of our actions. "He felt like, and I felt like too, that I just kind of played into Toronto's defense, accepted the double-team. 1 seed in the Western Conference playoffs by beating the Utah Jazz 116-108 on Monday night.Raptors assistant coach Adrian Griffin said Thursday that accusations of domestic violence made by his ex-wife in a social media post are false.Blake Griffin is a six-time NBA All-Star, but he said Thursday he's willing to take "a different role" during the 2020-21 season to help the rebuilding Detroit Pistons take the next step forward.The Suns finish the seeding games with a perfect 8-0 record after dismantling the Mavericks en route to a 128-102 win.LeBron explains message behind pregame warmup shirtDanny Green makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)Anthony Davis makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 24-foot three point jumperKentavious Caldwell-Pope makes driving layup (Alex Caruso assists)Anthony Davis makes alley oop layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)Kyle Kuzma makes 28-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)Dwight Howard makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (LeBron James assists)Dwight Howard makes alley oop dunk shot (Anthony Davis assists)Danny Green makes two point shot (Alex Caruso assists)Anthony Davis makes driving layup (Alex Caruso assists)Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 25-foot three point jumperKentavious Caldwell-Pope makes layup (Anthony Davis assists)Anthony Davis makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 28-foot three point jumperDanny Green makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (LeBron James assists)Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point shot (Anthony Davis assists)Danny Green makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Alex Caruso assists)Anthony Davis makes 27-foot three point jumper (Dion Waiters assists)Anthony Davis makes 29-foot three point jumper (Dion Waiters assists)JR Smith makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Kyle Kuzma assists)LeBron James makes 32-foot three point jumper (Dion Waiters assists)Dwight Howard makes alley oop dunk shot (LeBron James assists)Anthony Davis makes 1-foot dunk (LeBron James assists)Kyle Kuzma makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)Royce O'Neale makes 9-foot two point shot (Joe Ingles assists)Donovan Mitchell misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shotRudy Gobert makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Mike Conley assists)Donovan Mitchell makes 2-foot two point shot (Rudy Gobert assists)Georges Niang makes two point shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)Jordan Clarkson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shotJordan Clarkson makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (Royce O'Neale assists)Royce O'Neale misses 35-foot three point pullup jump shotMike Conley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Royce O'Neale assists)Mike Conley misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shotJoe Ingles makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists)Georges Niang makes 12-foot driving floating jump shotTony Bradley makes alley oop dunk shot (Mike Conley assists)Dwight Howard blocks Jordan Clarkson 's 10-foot driving floating jump shotJuwan Morgan makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists)Mike Conley makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists)Donovan Mitchell makes 9-foot two point shot (Mike Conley assists)Joe Ingles makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot (Mike Conley assists)Royce O'Neale makes 29-foot three point jumper (Joe Ingles assists)Donovan Mitchell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Royce O'Neale assists)Rudy Gobert makes 2-foot layup (Joe Ingles assists)Mike Conley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)Rudy Gobert makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shotAnthony Davis blocks Jordan Clarkson 's 12-foot jumperEmmanuel Mudiay makes 27-foot three point shot (Royce O'Neale assists)Jordan Clarkson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists)Rudy Gobert makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Mike Conley assists)Mike Conley makes driving layup (Royce O'Neale assists)Mike Conley misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shotMike Conley makes 27-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)Donovan Mitchell makes 27-foot three point jumper (Joe Ingles assists)