Utah Jazz (6-3, third in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (1-5, 13th in the Western Conference)
Los Angeles; Friday, 10:30 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Utah will attempt to stop its three-game road losing streak when the Jazz face Los Angeles.
Los Angeles went 33-49 overall and 18-34 in Western Conference play last season. The Lakers gave up 115.1 points per game while committing 20.2 fouls last season.
Utah finished 2-4 overall and 33-19 in Western Conference action during the 2021-22 season. The Jazz averaged 99.0 points per game last season, 20.8 from the free throw line and 24.6 from 3-point range.
INJURIES: Lakers: Thomas Bryant: out (thumb), Dennis Schroder: out (thumb).
Jazz: Leandro Bolmaro: out (health and safety protocols), Simone Fontecchio: out (health and safety protocols).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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