NBA Basketball Box Scores

National Basketball Association

BOXSCORE | RECAP

Utah 98, L.A. Lakers 94

When: 9:30 PM ET, Sunday, January 1, 2006
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials: #25 Tony Brothers, #24 Mike Callahan, #73 Ed Malloy
Attendance: 18310

Final Scoring Summary

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Utah	22	31	23	22	98
L.A. Lakers	22	27	24	21	94

Team Records

Team	W/L	Home	Away	Streak
Utah	15-16	7-8	8-8	W4
L.A. Lakers	15-15	6-8	9-7	L4

Recap Quick Hits

With this loss, the Los Angeles Lakers have a 6-8 record at home this season. The Utah Jazz are 8-8 while on the road this season.

L.A. Lakers has a streak of 4 straight up losses. The Lakers have won 5 of their last 10 games.

Utah has a streak of 4 straight up wins. The Jazz have won 6 of their last 10 games.

Brian Cook played 39:15 minutes and scored 19 points. He shot 80.0% from the field and has averaged 11.2 points over the last five games.

Andrei Kirilenko played 39:58 minutes and scored 23 points. He shot 50.0% from the field and has averaged 15.4 points over the last five games.

Following this game the Los Angeles Lakers average 96.3 points per game and hold opponents to 94.3 points per game. The Utah Jazz average 89.2 points per game and hold opponents to 91.6 points per game.

Top Game Performances

Utah		L.A. Lakers
Andrei Kirilenko 23	Scoring	Brian Cook 19
Andrei Kirilenko 5	Assists	Lamar Odom 8
Mehmet Okur 8	Rebounds	Lamar Odom 12
Andrei Kirilenko 11	Free Throws Made	Kwame Brown 3
Jarron Collins 1	Steals	Smush Parker 2
Andrei Kirilenko 2	Blocks	Luke Walton 2

Team Stats Summary

Team	Points	FG%	3PM-3PA	FTM-FTA	Assists	Rebounds	Blocks	Steals	Turnovers
Utah	98	47.2	6-12	24-26	27	36	6	6	9
L.A. Lakers	94	50.0	3-12	15-25	21	40	7	6	10

Upcoming Games

L.A. Lakers will play their next game on the road against Utah. The Lakers have a W/L % of .467 after a win and .500 after a loss.

Utah will play their next game at home against L.A. Lakers. The Jazz have a W/L % of .429 after a win and .500 after a loss.