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The Lakers did what they had to do against the Jazz and took the NBA Cup 124-118 on a night when Dalton Connect broke it all down with 37 points (22 of them streaky!) and Davis, LeBron had 26 points.
The Lakers are fine and it shows. They showed this against the Jazz as well, whom they beat 124-118, in a match where they even reached +25. They thus made it 2-0 in the NBA Cup and 10-4, in general, remaining undefeated at home (7-0).
Unexpected rookie Dalton Connect led the way with 37 points and 9/12 3-pointers, breaking things apart at some point in the second half when he scored 22 (!) points, with LeBron James adding 26 points and 12 assists and Anthony Davis 26 points and 14 rebounds.
For the Jazz, Lauri Markkanen had 22 points, Colin Sexton had 19 points, and Jordan Clarkson and Kiyotte George each had 18 points.
THE DODECALEPTA: 34-22, 57-44, 97-75, 124-118
LAKERS: Davis 26 (14 rebounds), James 26 (1/5 three-pointers, 12 assists), Reddys 2, Reeves 17 (3/7 three-pointers, 5 assists), Connecticut 37 (9/12 three-pointers, 5 rebounds), Koloko 2, Russell 8 (6 rebounds, 6 assists), Vincent 3 (1), Christie 1
JAZZ: Collins 16 (1 three-pointer, 7 rebounds), Markkanen 22 (2/7 three-pointers, 8 rebounds), Filipovski 3, Sexton 19 (2), George 18 (4/6 three-pointers), Eubanks 8 (8 rebounds), Williams, Clarkson 18 (1/5 3-pointers), Juzang 7 (1/5 threes), Collier 2
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