Utah Battles Los Angeles, Aims to End 9-Game Road Losing Streak

Utah aims to end its nine-game road losing streak.

The Jazz visit Los Angeles on Sunday at 8:30 p.m. EDT.

Utah enters the game 21-59 and sits 15th in the Western Conference.

Los Angeles is 52-29 and holds fourth place in the West.

Utah battles Los Angeles while aiming to end a nine-game road losing streak.

Los Angeles is 32-19 in conference play.

They rank eighth in the West with 14.8 fast-break points per game.

LeBron James leads the team with 5.7 fast-break points per game.

Utah is 12-39 in Western Conference games.

The Jazz are 5-8 in contests decided by three points or fewer.

The Lakers average 11.8 made 3-pointers per game this season.

Opponents make 15.3 threes per game against Utah. That is 3.5 more.

Utah averages 12.7 made threes per game this season.

That is 0.2 fewer makes than the Lakers allow.

This is the fourth meeting between the teams this season.

Los Angeles won the last matchup 143-135 on Dec. 19.

The box score from that game listed Luka Doncic with 45 points.

Key performers

LeBron James is scoring 20.9 points per game for the Lakers.

He also averages 6.1 rebounds and 7.1 assists.

Deandre Ayton has averaged 10.7 points and 5.1 rebounds over his last 10 games.

John Konchar is at 4.3 points and 4.1 rebounds per game for Utah.

Ace Bailey has averaged 14.7 points and 3.7 rebounds over his past 10 games.

Recent form

The Lakers are 6-4 over their last 10 games.

They averaged 114.1 points and 40.4 rebounds in that span.

Their opponents averaged 112.8 points per game.

The Jazz are 0-9 over their last 10 games.

They averaged 120.6 points and 44.1 rebounds during that stretch.

Their opponents averaged 134.0 points per game.

Injuries

• Austin Reaves is out with a rib injury.
• Jaxson Hayes is out with a foot injury.
• Luka Doncic is listed out with a hamstring issue.
• Lauri Markkanen is out with a hip injury.
• Isaiah Collier is out with a hamstring injury.
• Keyonte George is out with a leg injury.
• Walker Kessler is out for the season with a shoulder injury.
• Jusuf Nurkic is out for the season with a nose injury.
• Brice Sensabaugh is out for rest.
• Kyle Filipowski is out with a back issue.
• Elijah Harkless is out with a hamstring injury.
• Jaren Jackson Jr. is out for the season with a knee injury.

Report compiled by Filmogaz.com.