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Deron Williams scored 29 points and Andrei Kirilenko grabbed two key rebounds late as the Utah Jazz rallied from a 19-point first-half deficit for a 102-96 win over a Los Angeles Lakers team that swept them out of the playoffs last season. Williams tied the score at 96 with 1:16 remaining on a 3-pointer, then stole the ball and passed to Raja Bell for what proved to be the game-winner. Ron Artest and Paul Gasol both missed shots late for the...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Tue 12/27	LAL	LAL 96-71
Wed 1/11	Uta	LAL 90-87
Sat 2/4	Uta	Uta 96-87
Sun 3/18	LAL	Uta 103-99

Game Stats

Lakers (13-3) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts K. Bryant, G 34 3 3 2 31 P. Gasol, C 45 11 4 3 21 L. Odom, F 41 10 5 1 16 R. Artest, F 31 5 0 2 11 D. Fisher, G 29 2 0 5 4 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts M. Barnes 21 5 1 1 8 S. Brown 18 1 1 1 5 S. Blake 18 1 0 3 0 D. Caracter 3 0 0 1 0 D. Ebanks 0 0 0 0 0 S. Vujacic 0 0 0 0 0 L. Walton 0 0 0 0 0 A. Bynum 0 0 0 0 0 T. Ratliff 0 0 0 0 0

Jazz (12-5) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts D. Williams, G 38 1 12 3 29 A. Jefferson, C 41 8 1 3 20 P. Millsap, F 31 8 2 5 13 A. Kirilenko, F 34 7 2 2 11 R. Bell, G 26 3 0 3 9 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts E. Watson 17 3 5 1 8 R. Price 10 0 0 3 7 C. Miles 22 4 1 2 4 F. Elson 10 3 1 0 1 K. Fesenko 6 3 0 2 0 G. Hayward 4 2 0 0 0 J. Evans 0 0 0 0 0 M. Okur 0 0 0 0 0

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Injury Report

Lakers No injuries to report.

Jazz Date Player Injury 4/8 E. Watson, PG Right knee strain 4/8 C. Miles, GF Strained left calf

Player News

Lakers Devin Ebanks (LAL - Guard-Forward) News: Ebanks played in just 24 games for the Lakers in 2012, averaging four points and 2.3 rebounds per game.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 23, 2012) Kobe Bryant (LAL - Shooting Guard) News: After undergoing an experimental knee procedure in Germany in the 2011 offseason, Bryant outperformed his fantasy draft slotting for the 2012 season. His 27.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game were his best averages in four years. He slipped elsewhere though, shooting 43 percent from the field and 30.3 percent from downtown - his worst shooting percentages in more than a decade. His 3.5 turnovers per game were also his worst average since the 2004-05 season.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 23, 2012) Andrew Bynum (LAL - Center) News: Bynum plans to focus on his jump shot in the offseason, the Orange County Register's Kevin Ding reports.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 23, 2012)

Jazz Derrick Favors (UTA - Forward-Center) News: Favors finished the 2011-12 season averaging 8.8 points, 6.5 rebounds and one blocked shot in 21.2 minutes a game. He played in 65 of the Jazz's 66-game strike-shortened season.  (RotoWire - May 27, 2012) Gordon Hayward (UTA - Guard-Forward) News: Hayward finished the 2011-12 season averaging 11.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game, and was one of just two Jazz players to play in all 66 regular season games.  (RotoWire - May 27, 2012) Raja Bell (UTA - Shooting Guard) News: Bell says his career with the Utah Jazz is over, calling the damage ``irreparable'' and saying coach Tyrone Corbin was ``unprofessional'' because of a lack of communication. The 35-year-old Bell has one more year left on his contract but was hopeful the team would work out an offseason trade.  (STATS - Tue. May 8, 2012)