NBA

Los Angeles Lakers at Utah Jazz

· National Basketball Association
18-7, 11-3 Away

vs

9-15, 6-7 Home
Regular Season Series

LAL lead series 2-0

Matchup Prediction

Jazz: 23.5%
Lakers: 76.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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W1 Streak W1
116.6 Points Against 125.8
7-3 Last Ten Games 4-6
118.2 Points Per Game 118.1
50 Field Goal % 46
35 Three Point % 34
41.6 Rebounds Per Game 45.6
25.0 Assists Per Game 29.7
4.2 Blocks Per Game 3.5
8.2 Steals Per Game 7.7
0.8 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.5
15.7 Total Turnovers Per Game 16.4
Utah Jazz Utah Jazz Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jusuf Nurkic, C Out Dec 14
Georges Niang, F Out Dec 11
Walker Kessler, C Out Nov 5
Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Maxi Kleber, F Out Dec 13
Austin Reaves, G Out Dec 12

Lakers Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ TOR W 123-120
@ BOS L 126-105
@ PHI W 112-108
vs SA L 132-119
@ PHX W 116-114

Jazz Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs HOU W 133-125
@ BKN W 123-110
@ NY L 146-112
vs OKC L 131-101
@ MEM W 130-126

Game Information

Delta Center

Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 18 7 .720 - W1
Phoenix 14 12 .538 4.5 L2
Golden State 13 14 .481 6 L2
LA Clippers 6 19 .240 12 L3
Sacramento 6 20 .231 12.5 L3

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 24 2 .923 - L1
Denver 18 6 .750 5 W4
Minnesota 17 9 .654 7 W2
Portland 10 16 .385 14 W1
Utah 9 15 .375 14 W1
Full Standings

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