10 Things to Know: Lakers vs. Jazz (4/13/16)

Kobe Bryant handles the ball against the Utah Jazz on Jan. 16, 2016.Here is what you need to know before the Lakers’ season and Kobe Bryant’s career conclude against the Utah Jazz.

1) This game marks the 1,346th and final contest of Kobe Bryant’s 20-year career in the NBA. Over the course of his legendary tenure, the Philadelphia native racked up 18 All-Star nods, five championship rings, two scoring titles and an MVP trophy. Bryant leaves the game as the third-highest scorer in league history, behind only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone.

2) In an almost poetic fashion, Bryant’s final game is against the team that caused his first experience of true adversity in the NBA. As an 18-year-old…