Lakers Look To End Three-Game Slide
The Los Angeles Lakers play host to the Utah Jazz at Crypto.com Arena on Monday night.

The Lakers (21-22) will look put an end to a three-game slide and add to their, 14-11, home record, as they return home from a winless, two-game road trip. Anthony Davis (knee) has been out for almost a month and will remain sidelined through Monday's action. Carmelo Anthony (back) has missed the last two games and is listed as questionable for action. LeBron James continues to lead the team, averaging 28.9 points, 7.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.2 blocks per game. Malik Monk has been playing well lately, averaging 18.6 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.2 blocks, over the last 10 games. The Lakers are averaging 111.7 points per game, which is fifth most in the league, but they are giving up an average of 113.3 points per game, which is fourth most in the league.

Meanwhile, this marks the second game of a back-to-back for the Jazz (29-14), as they are coming off an impressive win in Denver on Sunday. The contest got out to a high-scoring start as the Jazz led, 37-33, after one quarter. They kept the upper hand through the second and rallied to a 10-point lead by halftime. The hosts came out stronger in the third and took a brief lead late in the quarter, but the Jazz reclaimed a three-point advantage heading into the final frame. The Jazz kept the momentum going in the fourth and outscored the hosts by 20 points in the quarter to run away with the win and snap a four-game slide. Donovan Mitchell led the Jazz with 31 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals, while Bojan Bogdanovic followed up with 21 points, four rebounds, five assists and a steal, and Rudy Gobert totaled 18 points, 19 rebounds, two assists and two blocks. The Jazz will look to build off the road win and add to their, 14-6, road record.
Posted on: 1/16/2022 7:53 PM
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