The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Utah Jazz on Sunday with a little help from Utah coach Will Hardy. The Lakers took a 105-102 lead on a LeBron James jumper with 41 seconds remaining before Walker Kesler cut the lead to one on the ensuing possession.

The Los Angeles Lakers escaped with a 105-104 win over the Jazz after Utah coach Will Hardy made a game-losing mistake in the final seconds.

The hope would have been to have a few more seconds than 2.1, but, yeah, it's tough." To be clear, it wasn't a certainty that Hardy's timeout cost the team a win. The whistle clearly blew as Sexton started his drive,

Utah was getting 3-pointers up early and often against Los Angeles and connected on 9-of-24 in the first half. Many of those attempts were a result of effective ball movement, with the ball often finding open shooters on the wing or in the corners, as the Jazz racked up 16 assists across the first two quarters.

Anthony Davis had 33 points and 11 rebounds, LeBron James added 27 points and 14 assists, and the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers beat the Utah Jazz 105-104.

On one crucial possession in the fourth, the Lakers grabbed offensive rebound after offensive rebound only for James to miss three three-pointers on the same possession. But this was a style of play that’s resulted in championships,

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Why the Lakers can cover. The Lakers finished off the Utah Jazz, 105-104, on Sunday, relying on the efforts of their two superstars. Anthony Davis dropped a double-double on 33 po