The Los Angeles Lakers lost back-to-back games for the first time this season, dropping a 96-81 road game to the Utah Jazz. It was a bizarre game if only because it was Saturday, the Lakers weren’t the home team, yet they wore their Sunday white uniforms. Perhaps it was a sign of things to come Saturday night.
Utah put up 56 points through the first half, taking an early lead before going wire-to-wire on the purple and gold. Four Jazz starters finished the night in double-digit scoring, led by Ricky Rubio’s 21 points, four assists and seven rebounds.