The Utah Jazz cruised past the Los Angeles Lakers, 115-100, at Vivint Smart Home Arena on Wednesday.

It was a clean victory for the Jazz (45-30), who led for the entire game after scoring the first basket. Utah shot an efficient 49.4 percent from the field in the win while limiting Los Angeles (33-41) to just 38.1 percent from the floor. The Lakers, who were without LeBron James (rest), struggled to find any signs of life offensively. The team shot just 9-of-27 from beyond the arc and 70.5 percent at the free-throw line in the loss.

Rudy Gobert was the top scorer for Utah with 22 points. Gobert also tallied 11 rebounds and three blocks. Joe Ingles scored an additional 11 points for the Jazz while tallying a season-high 14 assists. Ingles' strong facilitation helped Utah rack up 33 team assists by the night's end.

The Lakers were led by 21 points from sophomore guard Kyle Kuzma. JaVale McGee recorded his fifth straight double-double with 16 points, 13 rebounds, and two blocks. However, the two strong games were not enough to mask some other poor performances for the Lakers. Rajon Rondo shot just 1-of-11 en route to three points, while Lance Stephenson added 10 points on only 3-of-11 shooting.


Utah will host the Washington Wizards on Friday, while Los Angeles will see the Charlotte Hornets.