Lauri Markkanen's stats are down this season, but he says — and his coach agrees — that there's a good reason for that.

Lauri Markkanen scored 32 points and had a season-high three steals to lead the Utah Jazz to a 131-119 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night. Jordan Clarkson had 21 points, nine rebounds and seven assists to help Utah end a three-game slide.

Lauri Markkanen scored 32 points and the Utah Jazz bounced back to defeat the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 131-119 on Wednesday night in the NBA. Jordan Clarkson added 21 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the Jazz,

The second game of Luka Doncic’s Los Angeles Lakers tenure is in the books. For the second straight matchup, the Slovenian guard was in the starting lineup to face the Utah Jazz. While his Lakers debut provided plenty of positive moments for Los Angeles fans, Wednesday night’s game seemed like the opposite.

Luka Dončić is still shaking off the rust after missing six weeks with a calf injury, while at the same time trying to get acclimated with his new Los Angeles Lakers teammates after a sloppy performance in Wednesday's 131-119 loss to the Utah Jazz.