Sports

Steve Blake has strong 2nd half to help Lakers end preseason with 111-106 win over Jazz

Associated Press
Published | Updated

Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol, right, shoots over Utah Jazz forward Derrick Favors during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game in Anaheim, Calif., Friday, Oct. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) (The Associated Press)

Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Blake, left, passes around Utah Jazz center Enes Kanter during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game in Anaheim, Calif., Friday, Oct. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) (The Associated Press)

Steve Blake scored 13 of his 19 points in the third quarter, Pau Gasol and Nick Young each had 16, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Utah Jazz 111-106 Friday night in the preseason finale for both teams.

Gordon Hayward led Utah with 18 points and seven rebounds, and Alec Burks had 18 off the bench. Rudy Gobert got 12 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter to help the Jazz keep it close.

A moment of silence was observed at Honda Center for Hall of Famer Bill Sharman, who coached the Lakers to their first NBA championship in Los Angeles in 1971-72 — when they won a franchise-record 69 games and a league-record 33 in a row.

Sharman died Friday at age 87 after suffering a stroke last Saturday. He had been a special consultant with the organization for the previous 23 seasons.