-- NBA dynasties rise and fall and rise again.

Magic is gone and Kobe comes along. Kareem retires and now Shaq inspires. Showtime is replacing by the reign of the raging Bulls. Michael Jordan retires and returns.

And through it all, from era to era, they go on for the Utah Jazz, Karl Malone and John Stockton, seemingly never aging, never fading, never failing to successfully run that unstoppable pick-and-roll.

They were at it again Wednesday night at the Delta Center against the Lakers, coming up with the key plays to clinch a 92-84 victory to the delight of a sellout crowd of 19,911.

It was one of the Lakers' sloppiest games of the year. They committed a season-high 24 turnovers leading to 32 Jazz points.

Utah was successful on 32 of 36 free-throw attempts, the 32 a season high for a Laker opponent.

After going seven for 10 in the first half from the floor en route to 23 points, Laker guard Kobe Bryant, with Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko all over him, was 0 for 9 in the second half.

Yet with all that, the Lakers were right there at the end, trailing by only four points, 84-80, with 2? minutes to play.