10:10 pm
April 19

Jazz @ Lakers

Who will WIN this matchup?

Utah Jazz (42-15)

@ Los Angeles Lakers (35-22)

 

Current odds:

Utah Jazz: (-270)

Los Angeles Lakers: (+230)

 

• The line for this game is Jazz by 7 points.

• The Utah Jazz will look for some payback in the second of back-to-back games against the host Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night. The Lakers posted a 127-115 overtime victory on Saturday, led by Andre Drummond’s 27 points, along with his eight rebounds. Point guard Dennis Schroder finished with 25 points, eight assists and six rebounds.

• However, Utah head coach Quin Snyder rested Rudy Gobert, Mike Conley Jr. and Derrick Favors with his team playing in the second of back-to-back games after a home win against the Indiana Pacers on Friday. Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell also did not play Saturday due to a right ankle sprain that will keep him out for the next several games.The expectation is that Gobert, Conley Jr. and Favors will be available Monday (all of them are probable). 

• Specifically, the return of Gobert, one of the best defensive centers in the league, should provide a lift inside. The Jazz were outrebounded 52-37 by the Lakers on Saturday.

• Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson, who finished with a team-high 27 points, said his team had a tough time matching up to L.A.’s bigger lineup, with Drummond taking up space inside.

• Los Angeles finally is starting to figure out how to win games on a more consistent basis with LeBron James (ankle) and Anthony Davis (calf) still recovering from injuries. The goal is that both players will be back on the court before the regular season concludes next month.

• The Lakers have won five of their past 10 games and finished 4-3 on a recent seven-game trip without their two superstars.

• Schroder has taken on more of a leadership role on both ends of the floor with James and Davis out. Over the past 10 games, Schroder is averaging 15.6 points and 7.8 assists a contest. The 27-year-old also is playing through nagging injuries, including an infected foot that limits his mobility.

6/10
Confidence
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Utah Jazz
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