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LOS ANGELES -- There was no emotional letdown by the Utah
Jazz following their stunning upset of the two-time
defending champion Miami Heat over the weekend. The Los
Angeles Lakers just didnt have enough healthy front-line
players to make that happen. Reserve Alec Burks scored 13
of his 24 points in the fourth quarter and the Jazz sent
the injury-riddled Lakers to a franchise record-tying
sixth straight home loss, 96-79 on Tuesday night. It was
the second time this season that the third-year shooting
guard led Utah in scoring during a victory. The other was
Jan. 13 against Denver, when they rode his career-high 34
points to a 118-103 triumph at Salt Lake City. "Alec is
kind of our Jamal Crawford in some games, and we need him
to come in and score for us," Gordon Hayward said. "He
brings a lot of energy off the bench, and hes had some
really huge games for us this year. We can usually tell
from the beginning that when hes active and hes more
engaged in the game, hes going to have a good night.
"And, tonight, you could tell right away that was going
to happen." Hayward scored 15 points and reserve Jeremy
Evans had 14 for Utah, which enjoyed a 55-40 rebounding
edge. Derrick Favours had 11 points and 10 rebounds. "It
was a great effort by the bench and the starters," Burke
said. "Everybody played great. Everybody was aggressive
and fought hard." Chris Kaman had 25 points and 14 boards
for the Lakers, who have dropped nine of 11 overall and
21 of 26 since Dec. 21. The loss to Utah put Los Angeles
in 14th place in the Western Conference, a half-game
behind the Jazz and a game ahead of last-place
Sacramento. Undermined all season by a run of injuries,
the Lakers most likely will miss the post-season for only
the fifth time since the franchise relocated from
Minneapolis to Los Angeles in 1960-61. Five of their top
six scorers -- Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Jordan Farmar,
Nick Young, Jodie Meeks and Xavier Henry -- are still on
the shelf. The only one from that group who played
Tuesday was newcomer Kendall Marshall, who had seven
points and seven assists. "Its frustrating," Kaman said.
"A lot of our guys are just trying to figure out where
theyre supposed to be and what theyre supposed to be
doing, because weve had so many guys hurt and then come
back." Marshall had 20 points and 15 assists against the
Jazz on Jan. 3 -- the last time the Lakers won a game at
Staples Center. That was the first of his 15 starts at
point guard before Steve Nashs return to the starting
lineup on Sunday. The 40-year-old Nash made a quick
recovery from Sundays loss to Chicago, which he left in
the third quarter after getting hit in the his left leg -
- the same one that was fractured last season. The two-
time MVP, who missed 39 games with a nerve problem in his
back before returning to the lineup last week, played 16
1/2 minutes against the Jazz before sitting out the
second half. He had two points and two assists. "He
wanted to come back in the second half when we had so few
guys to play," coach Mike DAntoni said. "We just have to
get through this period and get guys back after the All-
Star break. Well have three or four guys back then, and
that will help." Then there was Steve Blake, who also
left the building less than 100 per cent. "My arm got
stuck in a screen between two guys and I hyperextended my
arm again," said Blake, who recorded his 500th career
steal in the fourth quarter. "It hurt, but I wasnt going
to sit down. I just played through it." DAntoni used his
26th different starting lineup, with Kaman replacing
Robert Sacre at centre and Shawne Williams at power
forward instead of Ryan Kelly. Kaman made 11 of 24 shots,
after scoring 27 points with a career-high 13 field goals
against the Bulls. Williams, who signed a 10-day contract
last Thursday after getting waived on Jan. 7, had 11
points in 37 minutes. The Lakers first four baskets of
the night came on 3-pointers, but they didnt make another
one the rest of the way and finished 4 for 16 behind the
arc. "We tried to keep them on the same side, and they
werent getting as many looks," Hayward said. "We had our
hands up, contested their shots and made them put it on
the floor." The Jazz rallied from a 15-point first-
quarter deficit to lead 48-37 at halftime as Los Angeles
shot 4 for 18 in the second period. Utah wants to keep
things going when it hosts Philadelphia on Wednesday
night. The 76ers are coming off a 43-point loss to the
Warriors, which followed a 45-point drubbing by the
Clippers. So this is a golden opportunity for Utah to
improve on its 4-10 in the second half of back-to-back
sets. "Tomorrows going to be a big game," Hayward said.
"Obviously, Philadelphias been beaten pretty handily the
past couple of games, so theyre going to come out with
something to prove." NOTES: The 1992-93 Lakers lost six
consecutive games at the Forum in March of that season
under rookie coach Randy Pfund. ... The Jazz are 15-9
when their starting five consists of Hayward, Al
Jefferson, Marvin Williams, Favors and Trey Burke. The
rest of the time, they are 3-24. ... The 18-34 Lakers
have been taken off a nationally scheduled telecast for
the third time this season, with ESPN scrapping plans for
the Feb. 23 at home against the Brooklyn Nets.
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three-year deal worth a total of $13 million. Kulikovs
new deal carries an average annual value of $4.33
million. The 23-year old Russian scored eight goals and
added 11 assists in 81 games with the Panthers in 2013-
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