The Lakers wiped out a promising first half by revisiting their early-season habit of collapsing in the third quarter, but their best defensive stretch in a long while coupled with a fantastic fourth quarter from Stanley Johnson led to a much-needed come-from-behind victory over the Utah Jazz, 101-95.
LeBron James looked more comfortable on offense than he has over the past few days, scoring 25 points while also notching 7 rebounds and acting as the primary facilitator with 7 assists. But on this night he wasn’t a one-man show: He got some help from Russell Westbrook, Johnson, and a variety of other Lakers role players to get what was almost inarguably the team’s best win of the year.