LOS ANGELES -- Utah coach Jerry Sloan has seen it before, too many times.

With Kobe Bryant popping from outside and Shaquille O"Neal bulling his way to the basket in the middle, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Jazz 100-96 Sunday night for their second win over them in four days.

Bryant scored 15 of his 38 points in the final quarter as the Lakers slowly came back from an 18-point, second-quarter deficit.

O"Neal added 30 points for the two-time defending NBA champions, who are off to a 4-0 start.

"You have to be perfect to beat them, which we aren"t," Sloan said. "It"s the same old story, with those two guys. They"re two of the best players in the world."