Jazz snap five-game skid with win over Lakers

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Donovan Mitchell scored 29 points and Rudy Gobert had 25 points and 17 rebounds as the Utah Jazz snapped a five-game losing streak with a 122-109 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night.

"It was huge to get a win," Mitchell said. "The negativity and the losses and all that pressure was more external, but it was not an ideal time to have a five-game losing streak. So it’s nice to celebrate this one tonight."

Jordan Clarkson scored 19 points, Mike Conley added 18 and Bojan Bogdanovic 11 in his return from injury as the Jazz continued their fight to stay out of a Western Conference play-in game.

Utah led wire-to-wire, the fourth game of the season in which it never trailed. But, the Lakers stayed within striking distance until Gobert slammed down Mitchell’s miss to make it 120-104 with 2:54 to play.

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Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell goes to the basket for a dunk against the Los Angeles Lakers during the second half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Salt Lake City.  (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

"We were finding guys, making the right reads, getting switches, being able to break down the defense, get in the paint and make the extra pass," Mitchell said of the Jazz offense returning to its efficient ways with 51 percent shooting and only eight turnovers.

Russell Westbrook scored 24 points and Dwight Howard had 21 points and 14 rebounds for the Lakers, who were without LeBron James (ankle sprain) and Anthony Davis (foot sprain). Howard even hit a step-back 3-pointer as he reached double figures for the second time in his last 12 games.

"I know how important these games are