NBA Game Summary – LA Lakers at Utah

Salt Lake City, UT (Sports Network) - Mehmet Okur scored 22 points, pulled down eight rebounds and hit the go-ahead three-pointer with 42.8 seconds left, boosting Utah to a 113-109 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.

Deron Williams eclipsed the 30-point barrier for a fifth straight game, finishing with 31 points and 11 assists, as the Jazz won for the fourth time in five contests.

Kobe Bryant tallied 37 points for the Lakers, who had a seven-game win streak broken.

Bryant's jumper with just over a minute left tied the game at 107, but Okur drained a high-arching shot from the left wing.

Bryant was then off the mark on a three-point attempt and Williams went 1-of-2 at the charity stripe with 25.1 seconds to go.

Derek Fisher's two free throws had the visitors within 111-109 with 21.9 seconds remaining, but Williams provided a three-point difference just over a second later.

Fisher then missed two chances to tie the game in the waning seconds, with his second three-point try coming up short of the entire basket.

Williams sealed the victory by making a foul shot with a second left.

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