GOOOOOOD MORNING LAKER NATION!!! IT’S GAME DAY!!! RUI RETURNS TO HELP THE LAKERS SNAP THE JAZZ’S 4 GM WIN STREAK IN FRIGID UTAH!!! A COUPLE OF SCHEMATIC/LINEUP TWEAKS, AND WE CAN START OUR OWN MF WIN STREAK TONIGHT!!! AND NO DOOMERS ALLOWED IN HERE!!! LFG!!!

Lakers (19-20, 11th in the West) @ Jazz (20-20, 10th in the West)

LAST 10 GAMES:

Jazz: 8-2, averaging 125.1 points, 48.2 rebounds, 30.9 assists, 7.7 steals and 6.0 blocks per game while shooting 49.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.2 points per game.

Lakers: 4-6, averaging 114.8 points, 40.4 rebounds, 29.6 assists, 8.1 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 49.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.3 points.

INJURIES:

Jazz: None.

Lakers: Anthony Davis: Probable (ankle/bone bruise), Christian Wood: Probable (migraine); Cam Reddish: Questionable (face), Lebron James: Questionable (left ankle), D’Angelo Russell: Questionable (knee), Gabe Vincent: Out (knee).

Trading Reaves would be a BIG mistake.

by LearnedToe