Utah Jazz (29-14, third in Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (21-22, eighth in Western Conference)
Los Angeles; Monday at 10:30 p.m. EST
LINE: Lakers -4.5; over/under is 231.5
BOTTOM: LeBron James and Donovan Mitchell meet as Los Angeles takes on Utah. James is second in the NBA with an average of 28.9 points per game and Mitchell is seventh in the league with an average of 25.8 points per game.
The Lakers played 12-16 against their Western Conference opponents. Los Angeles is second in the Western Conference with 15.0 fast break points per game, led by James with a 4.4 average.
The Jazz are 19-4 in the Western Conference game. Utah ranks sixth in the Western Conference, dropping just 107.5 points while keeping opponents at 44.9% shooting.
HIGH-PERFORMERS: James is averaging 28.9 points per game and averaging 7.5 rebounds for the Lakers. Malik Monk has averaged 3.4 3-pointers in his last 10 games for Los Angeles.
Mitchell averages 25.8 points, 5.1 assists and 1.6 steals for the Jazz. Bojan Bogdanovic has averaged 19.9 points in his last 10 games for Utah.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lakers: 5-5, averaging 118.0 points, 42.7 rebounds, 26.0 assists, 7.6 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 47.4% from the field. Your opponents averaged 117.5 points per game.
Jazz: 5-5, averaging 113.9 points, 42.9 rebounds, 20.6 assists, 6.3 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 47.8% from the field. Your opponents scored an average of 113.5 points.
INJURIES: Lakers: Carmelo Anthony: Day-to-Day (back), LeBron James: Day-to-Day (abdominal), Anthony Davis: Off (knee), Dwight Howard: Day-to-Day (knee), Kendrick Nunn: Off (knee).
Jazz: Hassan Whiteside: out (health protocols), Jared Butler: out (health and safety protocols), Elijah Hughes: out (illness).
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The Associated Press created this story using Data Skrive technology and data from Sportradar.
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