Lost Angeles: Lakers lose by 48 to tie team mark
SALT LAKE CITY — The Los Angeles Lakers tied for their worst loss in franchise history Monday, falling 123-75 to the Utah Jazz at Vivint Smart Home Arena.
The Lakers also lost by 48 points to the Los Angeles Clippers in March 2014.
Monday’s loss dropped the Lakers to 15-59. The team is on pace for their worst record in franchise history, behind last season’s team, which finished 21-61. In his final game in Salt Lake City, Lakers star Kobe Bryant scored five points on 1-of-11 shooting from the field in 28 minutes.
Bryant finished with a plus/minus of minus-43 against the Jazz, the worst such mark of his 20-season NBA career.
The Jazz led by as much as 53 points with Rodney Hood leading the way. Hood scored all 30 of his points in the first half and finished 11-of-13 from the field and 8-of-9 from behind the arc.
The Lakers will face the Jazz again on April 13 in Bryant’s final NBA game.
Coincidentally, Monday marked Lakers coach Byron Scott’s birthday. He turned 55.
