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The shorthanded Los Angeles Lakers were in a dogfight with the Utah Jazz on Sunday night and escaped with a narrow 105-104 victory to begin their road trip.
With a number of key guys out, the Lakers’ stars knew they needed to step up and that’s what they did. Anthony Davis led all scorers with 33 points to go along with 11 rebounds, two steals and a block while LeBron James contributed 27 points, five rebounds and 14 assists.
The Lakers’ offense struggled as a whole though, particularly late in the game when they were trying to close it out.