Bryant nets 40 as Lakers edge Jazz in OT

Salt Lake City, UT – After netting 48 points on Tuesday 87 overtime win over the Jazz.

Down, 88-87, with 16.5 left in overtime, Gordon Hayward drove in the lane from the right wing and dropped a pass off to Al Jefferson underneath. But as Jefferson rose, so did Andrew Bynum as he made an unbelievable block -- his fifth of the contest -- to keep the Lakers in front.

Bryant corralled the rebound and made two free throws to make it 90-87. Devin Harris' desperation three-pointer with 0.7 remaining was blocked by Bryant.

Pau Gasol had 14 points and 11 rebounds while Bynum finished with 12 points and nine boards for the Lakers, who avoided an 0-4 start on the road for the first time since 1995-96 -- Bryant's senior year of high school.

Paul Millsap had 29 points and nine rebounds to pace the Jazz, who lost their first home game (5-1) and had their five-game winning streak snapped.