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What went right: In a word, defense. The Jazz allowed 33 points in the second half. The Lakers shot 28 percent from the field and missed 23 of their 29 3-point attempts. And the defense came from everywhere. Gobert and Favors shut down the interior. Rookie point guard Raul Neto made life miserable for Los Angeles guards on the perimeter. Utah won the rebounding battle, 60-48 and the Jazz allowed two double-figure scorers, Lou Williams with 14 points and Nick Young with 10.

What went wrong: In a word, offense. Specifically, second quarter offense. The Jazz with the ball were rough the entire game. But they were hard to look at in the second quarter. Coach Quin Snyder experimented with different lineups throughout, so an argument can be made that continuity wasn't there. Still, spacing was an issue and shooting throughout was a big issue. The Jazz went 2-15 from 3-point range and missed 14 free-throws. Foul shooting was a big problem last season, and tonight's performance did nothing to ease previous fears. The bright side in all this? The Jazz saw Alec Burks go scoreless, Rodney Hood shoot 1-9 from the field, Gordon Hayward shoot 4-10 and still won the game by almost 20 points. That's nothing short of a positive sign.

The Mamba: Kobe Bryant made his anticipated return on Sunday night. It wasn't much of a return, as Bryant scored five points on 1-5 shooting and didn't play beyond the first quarter. His one make was a corner three that was well contested by Hayward. He didn't attempt to do much off the dribble and in general looked about as rusty for the Lakers after a season-ending injury as Burks looked for the Jazz after his own season-ending injury.

Wolfie: By that, we mean Neto, who in many ways was the star in this one. The rookie making his preseason debut scored two points. He had six assists, four steals and turned the game around with his defense and passing. Neto has an innate ability to pass the ball. He runs the pick and roll well, and he made things happen on both ends. He needs to shoot the ball better, but overall, Sunday was a rousing first game for the native of Brazil.

The bigs: Favors and Gobert were dominant on both ends. The offensive end turned into a dunk drill for both and the Lakers couldn't get clean looks with those two lurking. The Jazz really have something here.

What's next: The Jazz and the Lakers go at it again on Tuesday night. Tip time is 10 p.m. MDT, and the game will be shown on ROOT SPORTS.