December 19th - The Lakers defeated the Jazz 143-135. Luka Doncic scored 45 points, 11 rebounds, 14 assists, and 5 steals; LeBron James also had a solid performance, contributing 28 points, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists; Marcus Smart scored 17 points; and Hayes added 16 points.

At the start of the game, the Jazz quickly pulled away with George and Mykhailiuk. Despite Doncic's efforts to help the Lakers close the gap, the Jazz maintained control of the game, and the Lakers trailed 32-41 at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, James repeatedly attacked the basket, helping his team reduce the deficit to single digits. At halftime, the Lakers trailed 73-78.

After switching sides, the Jazz regained a 9- point lead thanks to Bailey's outside shooting. In the crucial moments, Doncic scored consecutive points to stabilize the situation and converted a 2+1 play at the end of the quarter to narrow the gap. After three quarters, the Lakers still trailed 102-106. In the final quarter, the Lakers started with a 10-0 run to take the lead, and then Doncic hit consecutive crucial three-pointers to extend the lead to double digits. Ultimately, the Lakers defeated the Jazz 143-135.

Lakers player statistics

Doncic 45 points , 11 rebounds, 14 assists , 5 steals; James 28 points , 7 rebounds , 10 assists; Smart 17 points , 4 rebounds , 1 assist; Hayes 16 points , 3 rebounds; Hachimura 13 points, 3 rebounds , 1 assist; La Lavia 12 points , 6 rebounds , 4 assists; Vanderbilt 7 points, 11 rebounds , 1 assist; Kleber 5 points , 2 rebounds , 1 assist; Tiero 1 rebound

Jazz player statistics

George had 34 points , 4 rebounds , and 8 assists; Bailey had 19 points and 4 rebounds ; Collier had 18 points and 13 assists; Nurkic had 15 points , 8 rebounds, and 7 assists ; Sensab had 15 points and 3 rebounds; Mykhailiuk had 11 points and 1 rebound; Clayton had 8 points, 1 rebound, and 1 assist; Filipovski had 6 points and 13 rebounds; Love had 5 points , 2 rebounds, and 1 assist; Hendricks had 4 points , 3 rebounds , and 1 assist .